Nutrient pollution fouls lakes and bays with algae, killing fish and threatening public health. Progress curbing it has been slow, mainly because of farm pollution.
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Scientists are predicting major algae blooms in Lake Erie and large dead zones in the Chesapeake Bay and Gulf of Mexico this summer. Nutrient pollution from industrial corn farming is a major driver.
When a dam comes down this fall, a team of scientists will be there to track the environmental changes.
Scientists have mapped a huge dead zone in the Gulf of Oman, without enough oxygen in the water to support life. This Speed Read explains why dead zones form in waters around the world.
An ambitious plan to cut the flow of nutrients into the Chesapeake Bay has produced historic regrowth of underwater seagrasses. These results offer hope for other polluted water bodies.
Nitrogen and phosphorus are polluting US waters, creating algae blooms and dead zones. New research confirms that voluntary steps are failing in the Gulf of Mexico and unlikely to work in Lake Erie.
Principais colaboradores
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Professor Emeritus of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
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Professor of Marine Science and Vice President for Science Applications, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
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Professor of Marine Science, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
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Professor of Marine Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
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Professor of Geography and Environmental Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
