#Effects of nutrient pollution in marine ecosystems are compounded by human activity
“#Effects of nutrient pollution in marine ecosystems are compounded by human activity” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Excessive nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, have devastating effects on coastal marine ecosystems by causing algal blooms that deplete oxygen in the water, killing marine life. Such nutrients can enter the sea in wastewater or run-off from agricultural…