Which of the following activities is most likely to result in nutrient pollution?
a. cutting down trees
b. pouring motor oil down the drain
c. excess fertilizer use
d. none of the above

c. excess fertilizer use

I took the edge nuity test

The correct answer is:

c. excess fertilizer use    

Explanation:

Nutrient pollution, a form of water pollution, regards to pollution by extreme inputs of nutrients. It is the main cause of eutrophication of surface waters, in which excess nutrients, normally nitrogen or phosphorus, animate algal growth. Causes of nutrient pollution include surface runoff from farm fields and pastures, secretions from septic tanks and feedlots, and eruptions from combustion.

It was late in the day and hot, and after a long march and an afternoon of speeches about federal legislation, unemployment and racial and social justice, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. finally stepped to the lectern, in front of the Lincoln Memorial, to address the crowd of 250,000 gathered on the National Mall.

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