What are fertilizares and what do they do to the enviorment?

Question

What are fertilizares and what do they do to the enviorment?

Answer 1

hmmm not bad for the environment but it pollutes water because it send nitrates and phospates because it lowers the dissolved oxygen which is bad, because it decreases biodiversity

Answer 2

Fertilzer is poo, usually cow or pig. They put in on the ground before they begin to plant seed to help them grow. You can buy store bought fertilzer that's different tho...not sure what's in those.

Answer 3

They are chemicals that help kill bugs and make plants grow faster.......YES they a very harmful to the environment by poluting .....if u breathe it.....u can get sick......watch out girl!!!

ur welcom

Answer 4

Any of a large number of natural and synthetic materials, including manure and nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium compounds, spread on or worked into soil to increase its capacity to support plant growth.

Here are some sites that may help you:http://www.tfi.org/factsandstats/fertili...

http://www.efma.org/environment/use/impa...

http://www.fertilizer.org/ifa/form/pub_d...

http://www.answers.com/topic/fertilizer

Answer 5

read the book, Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson

also, look up the dangers of the sugar substitute, SPLENDA

Splenda is composed of the same molecular structure

as pesticides. Some people get arthritis, cancers and

autoimmune diseases all caused from the pesticides

used today

Answer 6

they are animal waste and they help plants grow.

~environgrl

Answer 7

They fertle.