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Question
Explain how the accumulation of nutrients and chemicals in the water proves fatal for marine organisms.
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Solution
Eutrophication causes in growth of phytoplankton and algae which reduce the penetration of oxygen, light and heat into the water bodies, so, the marine organisms suffer greatly and mostly die.
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