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Pollutants and Their Classification

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This process in which nutrient enriched water bodies support a dense plant population, which kills animal life by depriving it of oxygen and results in subsequent loss of biodiversity is known as ________.

A

green-house effect

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B

eutrophication

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C

land pollution

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D

none of above

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Solution

The correct option is C eutrophication
Rain can carry and deposit the nitrogen in some pollutants on rivers and soils. This will adversely affect the nutrients in the soil and water bodies. This can result in algae growth in lakes and water bodies, and make conditions for other living organism harmful.this is called eutrophication.

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