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Eutrophication

Enrichment of water, which causes excessive growth of aquatic plants and increasing activity of anaerobic microrganisms. As a result the oxygen levels in the water quickly decline and the water chokes, making life impossible for aerobic water organisms.

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Water-purifying park could save the heart of Helsinki from turning into a swamp
Töölönlahti Bay suffers from eutrophication, an over-enrichment of water by nutrients commonly caused by fertilizers and factory runoff, starting in the 1800s and persisting to this day due to low water circulation levels...

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