Gulf’s ‘dead zone’ seems to be growing – USATODAY.com
“The Gulf of Mexico’s ‘dead zone’ may be larger this year than in recent years, as big as the state of New Jersey, scientists say.
The dead zone is created by nutrient runoff, mostly from over-application of fertilizer on agricultural fields. It flows into streams, then rivers and eventually the Gulf. Once there, the fertilizer stimulates an overgrowth of algae that sinks, decomposes and consumes most of the life-giving oxygen in the water, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says.
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