Too much fertiliser in agriculture affects rivers and oceans at large scale. But it turns out that a surprising variety of non-food products is also to blame for impacts on water bodies worldwide.
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Wiedmann, T. Eutrophication’s neglected drivers. Nat Sustain 1, 273–274 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-018-0084-2
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