Question

Why are nutrients from fertilizer harmful to aquatic ecosystems?

Answer 1

Answer:

Nutrients from fertilizer are harmful to aquatic ecosystems because these fertilizer contains Nitrogen and Phosphorus which increases the growth of the aquatic plants more than the ecosystem can handle.

Explanation:

• In a nutshell, fertiliser is food for plants. Similar to us, plants require a range of nutrients to develop and thrive.
• While humans get their nutrients from the many foods they eat (meat, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and grains), plants get the majority of their nutrients from the soil.
• Near the water's surface, nutrients cause primary producers like planktonic algae or cyanobacteria to proliferate rapidly (algal blooms).
• Because these main producers have a brief lifespan, their bodies sink into the water as they pass away.
• In order to have easy access to oxygen and sunshine, these algae blooms dwell at the water's surface.
• Eutrophication obstructs lower water levels' access to sunlight and oxygen in the atmosphere as a result.
• Fertilizers' negative effects are primarily brought about by their overuse and inefficiency.
• As a result, the environment loses nutrients, which has negative effects like contaminated drinking water and eutrophication of freshwater systems and coastal areas.

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