Polluted creek

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Polluted creek in Orange County, California. The creek collects urban runoff that contains fertilizers, detergents and other pollutants. Excessive amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus lead to an abnormal growth of algae. Photo May 2009.

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Photo credit: © GIPhotoStock Z / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: algae, america, american, anthropogenic, blue, ca, california, county, creek, drainage, ecology, eutrophic, eutrophication, green, orange, overgrowth, polluted, pollution, run, runoff, southern, urban, usa, water