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How does overfertilization affect the environment?

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Excess fertilizer alters the soil by creating too high of a salt concentration, and this can hurt beneficial soil microorganisms. Over- fertilization can lead to sudden plant growth with an insufficient root system to supply adequate water and nutrients to the plant. ... Low pH soil is acid and high pH is alkaline.

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