You want to maintain a healthy pond at your school site. Last year another pond became eutrophic; to avoid that, you want to ________________.

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To avoid eutrophication, it is important to avoid increasing the amount of phosphorus entering the pond. Excess phosphorus can lead to an overgrowth of algae and other aquatic plants, which can deplete oxygen levels in the water, leading to fish kills and other environmental problems. Providing nitrogen for nutrient mixing may not be necessary and could actually contribute to excess nutrient levels, and increasing ozone or carbon-based fertilizers may not be effective or appropriate solutions for this issue. Decreasing calcium availability in the profundal zone is also unlikely to be an effective solution.

You Want to Maintain a Healthy Pond at Your School