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How does the use of fertilizers affect the environment?

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Answer:

It depends on the brand.

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Some natural fertilizer such as animal manure or cottonseed meal are helpful and non dangerous to the Earth and environment , while harmful fertilizers that use rough chemicals actually kill living things and toxify the air and plants.

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Answer: Fertilizer can have a negative impact on the environment, because of its high nutrient content. When fertilizer enters waterways as runoff, it causes waterways to have an excess of nutrients. This excess of nutrients causes increased algae growth.

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