What Can You Do To Help?
Even if eutrophication isn't preventable, we can still slow down the process.
Here are some things you can do:
Here are some things you can do:
Food:
When you can, try to eat locally grown foods. This can reduce the amount of fertilizers used and lessen the amount of pollution overall.
Try to reduce the total amount of meat that you eat. Manure is a result of producing meat, and it is known to be a major factor of causing eutrophication, for it can contain nutrients such as nitrates and phosphates.Keep away from dumping any garbage or waste that you may have into or near any body of water.
When possible, buy your food in bulk. This will lessen the amount of packaging needed to process the food that you eat.
Cleaning:
When shopping for detergents and cleaners, look for phosphate-free and biodegradable kinds
Try to come up with original ways to lessen the amount of cleaners that you use in your home.
Outside:
Do not make a fire outside close to a body of water. The ashes can seep into the water system and cause eutophication.
If you have a garden, try not to use any artificial fertilizers or pesticides, for they can also get into a body of freshwater and contribute to the cause of eutrophication.
If you're a golfer and you use/own a golf course that you fertilize, there are lawn fertilizers (some even made for golf courses!) that you can use that are safe and phosphate-free.
When you can, try to eat locally grown foods. This can reduce the amount of fertilizers used and lessen the amount of pollution overall.
Try to reduce the total amount of meat that you eat. Manure is a result of producing meat, and it is known to be a major factor of causing eutrophication, for it can contain nutrients such as nitrates and phosphates.Keep away from dumping any garbage or waste that you may have into or near any body of water.
When possible, buy your food in bulk. This will lessen the amount of packaging needed to process the food that you eat.
Cleaning:
When shopping for detergents and cleaners, look for phosphate-free and biodegradable kinds
Try to come up with original ways to lessen the amount of cleaners that you use in your home.
Outside:
Do not make a fire outside close to a body of water. The ashes can seep into the water system and cause eutophication.
If you have a garden, try not to use any artificial fertilizers or pesticides, for they can also get into a body of freshwater and contribute to the cause of eutrophication.
If you're a golfer and you use/own a golf course that you fertilize, there are lawn fertilizers (some even made for golf courses!) that you can use that are safe and phosphate-free.
Less Phosphate, Better Water!
Instead of soaps and cleaning products that have bad chemicals, which eventually go into the ocean, buy natural products and phosphate-free products. Phosphate-free products are easy to find at your local grocery store or health food store.This way you will help the areas keep from overflowing from nutrientsin local lakes and rivers.
Instead of soaps and cleaning products that have bad chemicals, which eventually go into the ocean, buy natural products and phosphate-free products. Phosphate-free products are easy to find at your local grocery store or health food store.This way you will help the areas keep from overflowing from nutrientsin local lakes and rivers.