How can fertilizer use be detrimental to the environment?

Fertilizer can wash into waterways and add excess nutrients, especially nitrogen and phosphorus. These nutrients can trigger excessive algal growth; when algae die and decompose, the process uses oxygen in the water, which can harm or kill aquatic organisms. Since choices a, b, and c describe related environmental effects of fertilizer runoff, “All of the above” is correct.

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