 | Ralph Folsom, Ralph B. Lake, Ved P. Nanda - 1996 - 788 pagine
..."Eutrophication" is defined under Article 2 (i) as "the enrichment of water by nitrogen compounds, causing an accelerated growth of algae and higher forms of plant life to produce an undesirable disturbance to the balance of organisms present in the water and to the quality... | |
 | Michael L. Jahncke - 2002 - 230 pagine
...been denned as "the enrichment of water by nutrients. especially compounds of nitrogen and phosphorus. causing an accelerated growth of algae and higher forms of plant life to produce an undesirable disturbance to the balance of organisms present in the water concerned" (Gowen... | |
 | Brian Walker, David Salt - 2012 - 192 pagine
...variables (eg, species) are such that all the forces are in balance, and no variables are changing. Eutrophication: The enrichment of water by nutrients causing an accelerated growth of algae and other plant life. Feedbacks: The secondary effects of a direct effect of one variable on another, they... | |
 | Great Britain. Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs - 2007 - 180 pagine
...limit, there is a risk of causing long-term damage to the health and productivity of an environment. Eutrophication The enrichment of water by nutrients...causing an accelerated growth of algae and higher form of plant life to produce an undesirable disturbance to the balance of organisms present in the... | |
 | Marianne Holmer, Kenny Black, Carlos M. Duarte, Nuria Marbà, Ioannis Karakassis - 2007 - 326 pagine
...Fig. 1.3 (a). The second kind of potential disturbance is eutrophication, defined by OSPAR (2003) as the enrichment of water by nutrients causing an accelerated growth of algae and higher forms of plant life to produce an undesirable disturbance to the balance of organisms present in the water and to the quality... | |
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Sludge' means residual sludge, whether treated or untreated, from urban waste water treatment plants ; 11. 'eutrophication' means the enrichment of water by nutrients, especially compounds of nitrogen and/or phosphorus, causing an accelerated growth of... 