Changes

==Nutrients==

==Nutrients==

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[[File:TSS effluent comparison.PNG|thumb|500px|Under the CCME Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life. Freshwater – Long-term Suspended Sediment Concentration: “Maximum increase of 25 mg/L from background levels for any short-term exposure (e.g., 24-h period).”  Assumes background level of 5 mg/L and objective of 30 mg/L total (CCME, 2002<ref>Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment. 2002. Canadian water quality guidelines for the protection of aquatic life: Total

particulate matter. In: Canadian environmental quality guidelines, 1999, Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment, Winnipeg. https://ccme.ca/en/res/total-particulate-matter-en-canadian-water-quality-guidelines-for-the-protection-of-aquatic-life.pdf</ref>]]

Plants (including algae) require three macro nutrients to grow: Nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus.  Of these three, phosphorus is the often the "growth-limiting" nutrient. i.e. the local environment may have an abundance of nitrogen and potassium, but algae won't develop unless phosphorus is available too.

Plants (including algae) require three macro nutrients to grow: Nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus.  Of these three, phosphorus is the often the "growth-limiting" nutrient. i.e. the local environment may have an abundance of nitrogen and potassium, but algae won't develop unless phosphorus is available too.