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How human activities caused an imbalance in biogeochemical cycles?

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Human activities cause an imbalance in biogeochemical cycles. Human activities such as polluting the water bodies or deforestation have increased the $C O_{2}$ level in the atmosphere and also nitrogen level in the biosphere. This leads to a problem such as cultural eutrophication.

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