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Excessive agricultural runoff suffocates freshwater lakes

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Dumping massive amounts of synthetic nutrients into a stagnant basin causes explosive algal blooms that completely cover the surface. When that massive green carpet inevitably dies and decays, the decomposition process selfishly consumes absolutely every trace of dissolved gas in the water, turning the area into a completely suffocated dead zone.

Excessive agricultural runoff suffocates freshwater lakes
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