Microalgae is capable of removing nutrients like nitrates and phosphates. Is it also possible that the microalgae can increase those nutrients somehow?

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Microalgae is capable of removing nutrients like nitrates and phosphates. Is it also possible that the microalgae can increase those nutrients somehow?

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Kinda. Algae absorbs nitrate and phosphate to grow. It incorporates the nutrients into the algae mass. If it dies, it will begin to decompose and release the nutrients again.

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