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How can the agricultural runoff of fertilizers lead to the destruction of marine habitats?

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The fertilizer can pollute the water and habitat that the "fish" live in.
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Much of this runoff flows to the sea, carrying with it agricultural fertilizers and pesticides. Eighty percent of pollution to the marine environment comes from the land. ... Top soil or silt from fields or construction sites can run off into waterways, harming fish and wildlife habitats.

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