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= Dissolved Solids- Dissolved Solids enter fresh water ecosystems through underground water ways and streams. =



It is very important to life in stream. Common Elements are magnesium, calcium, iron, sodium, potassium, sulfur, silicon, nitrogen, & phosphorus.

How can this effect organism life?


 * Calcium- Fish bones, mollusk shells
 * Silicon- Microscopic organisms diatoms makes their shells, by sponges to form spicules
 * Phosphorus, potassium, magnesium are important elements to plant growth

To much of some of these dissolved solids however can cause __Algae Blooms__ // Algae Blooms- These are caused by to much Nitrogen and Phosphorus. // Often this causes oxygen levels in water to decrease dramatically, as a result this kills many organisms.

Humans may change or impact this factor by the amount of sediment they release from large industrial plants. As a result increasing these factors.