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Will ammonia continue to accumulate in an aquarium tank if a strong antibacterial or chlorine is added to the water?
I've always wondered what would happen if dead plants and fecal matter lay in chlorinated waters and/or waters treated with strong antibacterials or antibiotics.
I've heard that aquarium tanks ...
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How does eutrophication yield lower levels of dissolved oxygen? [closed]
Where do the oxygen go? Is it consumed by a particular species? Is just not enough being made? Please explain.
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Nutrient limitation in terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems
In terms of primary production, it is often described in textbooks that nitrogen is the most limiting nutrient in terrestrial ecosystems, while phosphorus is the most limiting nutrient in freshwater ...
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What is the significance to life of the anomalous properties of water? [closed]
I have heard that the anomalous properties of water - e.g the fact its solid form is less dense than its liquid form - is extremely important. In fact, some people have gone so far as to tell me it ...
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