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Eutrophication

♻️AP Environmental Science
Review

Eutrophication

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025

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Learn about how excess nutrients can cause bad events in waterways. Nitrogen and phosphorus can invade aquatic ecosystems and take away all of their dissolved oxygen!