# Nutrient Transport The transport of nutrients from land areas into streams and water bodies is a normal result of soil weathering and erosion processes. However, excessive loading of nutrients into streams and water bodies will accelerate eutrophication and render the water unfit for human consumption. This chapter reviews the algorithms governing movement of mineral and organic forms of nitrogen and phosphorus from land areas to the stream network. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://swatplus.gitbook.io/io-docs/theoretical-documentation/section-4-erosion/nutrient-transport.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.