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Global Connection: Algal Blooms

Question 4 • Environmental Science (2025-2026)

Which of the following is not a way in which humans directly impact algal bloom production?

Answer
A
industrial pollution
B
wastewater discharge
C
fertilizer in aquatic ecosystems
D
fishing

Explanation

Industrial pollution, wastewater discharge, and fertilizer can add nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus to water, encouraging algae to grow rapidly and form blooms. Fishing does not directly add these nutrients or otherwise produce algal blooms, so “fishing” is the correct choice.

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