Constructing wetlands with fast-growing plants to intercept the nutrient-rich run-off may help as the plants will consume the nutrients before the run-off reaches the water body. The advantage of this method is that plants grow fastest in warm sunny weather, exactly the sort of weather that promotes eutrophication, so this means that under such conditions the wetland plants consume the nutrients at a higher rate thus greatly minimizing the possibility of eutrophication
Published by Benedict Tan, Entrepreneur / Environmental Engineer
Constructing wetlands with fast-growing plants to intercept the nutrient-rich run-off may help as the plants will consume the nutrients before the run-off reaches the water body. The advantage of this method is that plants grow fastest in warm sunny weather, exactly the sort of weather that promotes eutrophication, so this means that under such conditions the wetland plants consume the nutrients at a higher rate thus greatly minimizing the possibility of eutrophication