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Which is least likely to cause eutrophication?

pesticides

phosphates

fertilizers

nitrates

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The answer is nitrates.
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The answer is: pesticides.

Eutrophication is a process by which nutrients, particularly phosphorus and nitrogen, become highly concentrated in a water, leading to increased growth of algae or cyanobacteria.

Fertilizers contain phosphorus and nitrogen, pesticide do not.

NPK ratio system is a conventional shorthand for the ratio of the nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) in a fertilizer.

Eutrophication is a serious environmental problem.

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