Connect With Learnsmart Labs Online Access For Prescott's Microbiology
Connect With Learnsmart Labs Online Access For Prescott's Microbiology
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ISBN: 9781260408997
Author: Joanne Willey
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Higher Education (us)
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To determine: The important effects of eutrophication on lakes.

Introduction: A waterbody that receives pollution runoff becomes rich in nutrients; show the presence of microbial overgrowth. This process, in which pollutant accumulation leads to anaerobic conditions suitable for microbial overgrowth is called eutrophication.

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