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What effect can fertilizer runoff have on an aquatic ecosystem?

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Fertilizer runoff has a negative impact on water supplies by an increased of plant growth leading to a decrease in fish populations. Excess algae growth results in oxygen depletion which leads to an increase in the amount of nitrate-nitrogen in drinking water and a decrease in fish populations.

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increased plant growth leading to a decrease in fish populations.

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