Question

Can eutrophication be reversed?

Answer 1

Eutrophication:

1. Eutrophication occurs in ponds or lakes when too many nutrients come in water from sewage treatment plants, factories, or other sources.
2. Mainly nitrogen and phosphorus are mixed in high amounts in water and this mineral and nutrient-rich water induces the growth of phytoplankton in large amounts.
3. They inhibit the growth of other aquatic animals and fishes and destroy the balance.
4. This cultural eutrophication is man-made (mostly) and can be reversed by several measures.
5. The nutrients input should be reduced as soon as possible.
6. It can be done by phosphate stripping in sewage treatment plants, diminishing fertilizer input, and introducing buffer strips of vegetation adjacent to water bodies to trap eroding soil particles.
7. So, eutrophication can be reversed if it is man-made.
8. The natural aging of a lake by biological enrichment of its water is known as Eutrophication, it is the process of excessive plant and algal growth in the lentic region of the water body.
9. Due to eutrophication, there is a gradual accumulation of organisms in this lentic region.