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Dead Zone in Gulf of Mexico
June 17 , 2019
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- Scientists say this year’s oceanic ‘dead zone’ in the Gulf of Mexico will be one of the largest in recorded history.
- It’s expected to grow to over 8,000 sq. miles, and scientists predict severe harm to marine habitat, impacting fish harvests.
- Dead zones are hypoxic (low-oxygen) areas in the world’s oceans and large lakes.
- They are caused by excessive nutrient pollution (nitrogen and phosphorous) from human activities coupled with other factors.
- These deplete the oxygen required to support most marine life in bottom and near-bottom water.
- Mississippi river and its nutrient rich contents are blamed for the ever-increasing dead zone in Gulf of Mexico.
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