Nutrient pollution is the process where too many nutrients, mainly nitrogen and phosphorus, are added to bodies of water and can act like fertilizer, causing excessive growth of algae. This process is ...

This policy note provides an overview of the range of actions, policies, and institutions around the globe that address nutrient pollution and eutrophication. Implement research and monitoring ...

This policy note provides a snapshot of the sources of nutrient pollution and the corresponding socioeconomic drivers that are increasing nutrient levels in our waterways. Nutrient over-enrichment of ...

The greening or eutrophication of the world's lakes will increase the emission of methane into the atmosphere by 30 to 90 percent during the next 100 years, say researchers. This increased methane ...

A study of 17 lakes in the Eastern China Plain reveals that eutrophication significantly amplifies sediment nitrogen removal ...

An article on definitions may seem surprising, but the fact is that definitions of eutrophication have multiplied and diversified since the mid-twentieth century, more than for any other ecological ...

Anthropogenic eutrophication of lake ecosystems is a global problem, especially for some large shallow lakes. But scientists have been unclear why shallow lakes appear prone to eutrophication. Now ...

The aquatic ecosystem functioning is at risk of being disrupted by the stoichiometric mismatch between phytoplankton and zooplankton. When climate warming or eutrophication acted individually, the ...

Eutrophication is a big word that describes a big problem in the nation's estuaries. Harmful algal blooms, dead zones, and fish kills are the results of a process called eutrophication — which occurs ...