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Which risk increases when a freshwater algal bloom depletes dissolved oxygen?

A)Release of fixed nitrogen increases
B)Nitrogen fixation efficiency decreases initially
C)Ammonium toxicity increases for aquatic life
D)Nitrogen assimilation pathway accelerates further

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Ammonium toxicity increases because anaerobic respiration leads to build-up of ammonia through ammonification, a core part of nitrogen cycle. This leads aquatic life being affected by ammonium poisoning, therefore, causing eutrophication, rather than further reduction of nitrogen compounds.

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