Eutrophication is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Eutrophication in a sentence
Eutrophication meaning
The process of becoming eutrophic; the ecosystem's response to the addition of artificial or natural nutrients, mainly phosphates, through detergents, fertilizers, or sewage, to an aquatic system.
Synonyms of Eutrophication
Using Eutrophication
- The main meaning on this page is: The process of becoming eutrophic; the ecosystem's response to the addition of artificial or natural nutrients, mainly phosphates, through detergents, fertilizers, or sewage, to an aquatic system.
- Useful related words include: organic process, biological process.
- In the example corpus, eutrophication often appears in combinations such as: of eutrophication, to eutrophication, eutrophication of.
Context around Eutrophication
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 6 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Eutrophication
- In this selection, "eutrophication" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cause, total, cultural, problems, arises and causes stand out and add context to how "eutrophication" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and subsequent eutrophication blooms and blooms and eutrophication generating headlines. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "eutrophication" sits close to words such as abaribe, abbasids and abstentions, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with eutrophication
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Eutrophication also decreases the value of rivers, lakes and aesthetic enjoyment. (11 words)
Nitrogen has contributed to severe eutrophication problems in some water bodies. (11 words)
Cultural eutrophication also occurs when excessive fertilizers run into lakes and rivers. (12 words)
Eutrophication, or the excess input of nutrients into the sea from sources such as agricultural run-off, forestry and waste waters, formed the main threat to marine biodiversity, said the report. (31 words)
Chemical forms of nitrogen are most often of concern with regard to eutrophication, because plants have high nitrogen requirements so that additions of nitrogen compounds will stimulate plant growth. (29 words)
For example, blooms in the populations of some organisms at the expense of others, and the collapse of populations deprived of resources such as oxygen (see eutrophication ) can occur. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
Mechanism of eutrophication Eutrophication arises from the oversupply of nutrients, which induces explosive growth of plants and algae.
Excessive plankton blooms can cause eutrophication, a process in which water bodies become overly nutrient-rich.
It is very high, (and can) lead to the total eutrophication of the body of water.
Eutrophication causes an outbreak of algae in rivers and streams; the algae deplete the oxygen that can cause marine plants and animals to die.
Eutrophication, or the excess input of nutrients into the sea from sources such as agricultural run-off, forestry and waste waters, formed the main threat to marine biodiversity, said the report.
The problem of eutrophication – excessive nutrient levels – led to beaches from Magilligan to Castlerock being red-flagged for swimming several times last summer.
As mentioned before, nonpoint sources of pollution are the primary contributors to eutrophication, and their effects can be easily minimized through common agricultural practices.
Chemical forms of nitrogen are most often of concern with regard to eutrophication, because plants have high nitrogen requirements so that additions of nitrogen compounds will stimulate plant growth.
Cultural eutrophication also occurs when excessive fertilizers run into lakes and rivers.
Eutrophication also decreases the value of rivers, lakes and aesthetic enjoyment.
Fire retardant may also affect water quality through leaching, eutrophication, or misapplication.
For example, blooms in the populations of some organisms at the expense of others, and the collapse of populations deprived of resources such as oxygen (see eutrophication ) can occur.
In contrast to freshwater systems, nitrogen is more commonly the key limiting nutrient of marine waters; thus, nitrogen levels have greater importance to understanding eutrophication problems in salt water.
In modeling eutrophication, the rate of water renewal plays a critical role; stagnant water is allowed to collect more nutrients than bodies with replenished water supplies.
It has also been shown that the drying of wetlands causes an increase in nutrient concentration and subsequent eutrophication blooms.
Lake Erie's environmental health has been an ongoing concern for decades, with issues such as overfishing, pollution and algae blooms and eutrophication generating headlines.
Nitrogen has contributed to severe eutrophication problems in some water bodies.
Off-site effects include sedimentation of waterways and eutrophication of water bodies, as well as sediment-related damage to roads and houses.
Once translocated to lakes, the extraction of phosphate into water is slow, hence the difficulty of reversing the effects of eutrophication.
Other causes Any factor that causes increased nutrient concentrations can potentially lead to eutrophication.
Common combinations with eutrophication
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of eutrophication 6×
- to eutrophication 6×
- eutrophication of 4×
- eutrophication and 3×
- eutrophication eutrophication 2×
- eutrophication or 2×
- eutrophication also 2×
- eutrophication can 2×
- eutrophication problems 2×
- and eutrophication 2×