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The leaching of nitrates and phosphate into the river cause........​

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Answer: Eutrophication

Explanation: Eutrophication is a process of increasing biomass generation in a water body caused by increasing concentrations of plant nutrients, most commonly phosphate and nitrate. Increasing nutrient concentrations lead to increasing growth of aquatic plants, both macrophytes and phytoplankton.

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