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Excessive nutrient concentrations in the sea
… eutrophication, the exponential growth of plants and algae which impairs marine ecosystems. As a consequence, algal blooms cloud water bodies, blocking sunlight; … most of it; water quality deteriorates and foam piles up on sea shores; the ecosystem can collapse. How excessive nutrients make their way into the North and …