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Excess phosphorus in oceans linked to mass extinction risk
Original: Too much of a good thing is usually bad. Put too much phosphorus in the water, you'd get eutrophication, and anoxia, and
Scientists are highlighting new research showing that too much phosphorus in water triggers eutrophication, oxygen depletion and, in extreme cases, conditions comparable to those behind past mass extinction events. The warning, published in Nature Communications, notes that nutrient overload drives anoxia in oceans and lakes, and commentators are using the findings to stress that even beneficial nutrients become dangerous at scale.
Why now: A newly published study connects phosphorus-driven ocean anoxia to ancient mass extinction events, prompting discussion of environmental risks.
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