The use of excessive fertilizers in the fields lead to the deficiency of an important substance in the water of a nearby lake. Name the substance.

Academic Chemistry NCERT Class 8

The use of excessive fertilizers in the fields leads to the deficiency of oxygen in the water of a nearby lake. This may kill the aquatic organisms.

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