Identify the anthropogenic sources of phosphorus, and explain why they are a problem

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The major anthropogenic source of phosphorus is effluent from sewage treatments, which tends to be phosphate rich. Fertilizers also provide large amounts of anthropogenic phosphorus, and many detergents play a part as well. Introduction of phosphates from all of these sources into surface waters causes eutrophication and algal growth, leading to murkier waters, hypoxic zones, and other changes in the structure and function of ecosystems.

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