algal bloom meaning

  "algal bloom" in a sentence
[Medicine]
Growth of a superabundance of algae and other microscopic plant life usually from an enrichment of a natural body of water by the addition of dissolved nutrients,especially nitrogen and phosphorus. It may be natural,induced (water pollution),or controlled (harvesting phytoplankton for food in an aquaculture system).

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  1. during an algal bloom the ph of the water can be as high as 10.
  2. during an algal bloom the ph of the water can be as high as 10
  3. grey correlative analytic evaluation of water quality of xiangxi river bay during algal bloom
  4. biological oceanography; global warming; plankton ecology; harmful algal bloom
  5. red tide ( or harmful algal bloom ) and water quality have great impacts on the mariculture operations in hong kong

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