You buy a house on a small inland lake and your front lawn ends at the water's edge. A lawn care company representative suggests you fertilize the lawn to keep it lush and green. You agree to the treatment and then, two weeks later, the lake is covered in green algae. The most likely cause of the algae problem is

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Phosphates are a common ingredient in fertilizers and can contribute to the growth of algae in bodies of water. As the lawn fertilizer likely contained phosphates, it is the most likely cause of the algae problem.

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