What is the Problem?
- Eutrophication is the unnatural rapid growth of natural substnaces in water ecosystems due to the addition of phosphates or nitrates from land runoff or sewage
- Can cause lack of oxygen in the water for other living organisms in the ecosystem
- Populations could decrease and cause a chain reaction of destruction to the food chain
- Other populations could increase and take over the area, changing the ecosystem completely
- The decrease in certain fish populations could cause a lack of fisher's