Thus high levels of nitrogenous compounds tends to lead to eutrophication with extreme variations in parameters which in turn can substantially degrade the ecological worth of the watercourse.

Secondary treatment is designed to substantially degrade the biological content of the sewage which are derived from human waste, food waste, soaps and detergent.

For instance, pitting will often be the most damaging type of corrosion, degrading a material's performance (by increasing the crack-growth rate) more than any other kind of corrosion; even pits of the order of a material's grain size may substantially degrade a material.

The oil compartments in açaí fruit contain polyphenols such as procyanidin oligomers and vanillic acid, syringic acid, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, protocatechuic acid, and ferulic acid, which were shown to degrade substantially during storage or exposure to heat.

During the summer months, treated domestic and industrial waste-water compose nearly all of the flow, and substantially degrade the water quality.

Some in the Forest Service worry that this kind of heavy use could substantially degrade the preserve.

The fumarate is even less potent on a per weight basis, but is also considerably more stable and will not degrade substantially at room temperature.

The errors of this method are much smaller, O(ε N) on average and O(ε N) in the worst case, but this is still large enough to substantially degrade the accuracy of FFTs of large sizes.

In its environmental impact statement, Klein & Eversoll states that the development would not "substantially degrade the water quality of Stony Brook Harbor or West Meadow Creek or adversely affect the biological productivity of the area."

The addition of armor plating for the pilot and increased ammunition capacity further increased the aircraft's weight, resulting in a reduced top speed and rate of climb, while substantially degrading the Brewster's turning and maneuvering capability.