How to Use eutrophication in a Sentence

eutrophication

noun
  • The result can be explosive algal growth, known as eutrophication, which turns clear water a cloudy green.
    — Dinesh Phuyal, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
  • This process, known as eutrophication, can often be avoided with moderate application.
    — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Warmer waters hold less oxygen than colder waters, increasing the likelihood that phosphorus pollution will trigger eutrophication and dead zones.
    — Dinesh Phuyal, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Cutting back on nitrogen without lowering phosphorus can worsen eutrophication.
    — Dinesh Phuyal, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The photosynthetic blue-green algae typically flourishes during the warmer months of summer and autumn, particularly in an environment with excess nutrients—a process known as eutrophication.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Sheep’s wool is also highly damaging to vital river systems, as excrement from the UK’s 31 million sheep and chemical sheep dips run into waterways, causing suffocating eutrophication.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • All bodies of stagnant water are particularly vulnerable to a process known as eutrophication (the gradual increase in the concentration of plant nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen), and the Reflecting Pool is no exception.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026

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