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← Nature & AnimalsWhich consequence results when industrial fertilizer runoff overwhelms riparian zones?
A)Nitrogen saturation inhibits oxygen dispersal✓
B)Reduced phosphorus limits protein synthesis
C)Potassium deficiency hinders cellular osmoregulation
D)Iron overload decreases enzyme function
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An overloaded riparian environment causes eutrophication; bacterial nitrogen fixation increases, leading to nitrate accumulation. This process causes hypoxia because the nitrogen saturation inhibits available dissolved oxygen, thereby causing fish die-offs, rather than other nutrient-limited effects.
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