The Dictionary of Environmental Science and Engineering, Second Edition
All organisms require nutrients for growth. The major nutrients of environmental significance are carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur. Nitrogen and phosphorous compounds are of interest because, at elevated concentrations, they can cause health and eutrophication problems.
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