http://globe.gov/explore-science/scientists-blog/archived-posts/sciblog/2012/01/27/the-mississippi-river-and-aquatic-dead-zones/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-mississippi-river-and-aquatic-dead-zones Tue, 25 Mar 2014 04:27:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://globe.gov/explore-science/scientists-blog/archived-posts/sciblog/2012/01/27/the-mississippi-river-and-aquatic-dead-zones/comment-page-1/#comment-5835 Robert Winter Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:37:26 +0000 http://globe.gov/explore-science/scientists-blog/archived-posts/sciblog/?p=1102#comment-5835 When do we understand. Aquatic environments are important for our life. We can’t go on like this.

]]> http://globe.gov/explore-science/scientists-blog/archived-posts/sciblog/2012/01/27/the-mississippi-river-and-aquatic-dead-zones/comment-page-1/#comment-2492 wordpressadmin Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:41:21 +0000 http://globe.gov/explore-science/scientists-blog/archived-posts/sciblog/?p=1102#comment-2492 Sewage can contribute to hypoxic areas. Chemical fertilizers are considered the main anthropogenic cause of aquatic dead zones, but definitely are not the only contributor.

]]> http://globe.gov/explore-science/scientists-blog/archived-posts/sciblog/2012/01/27/the-mississippi-river-and-aquatic-dead-zones/comment-page-1/#comment-2341 Nic Skerten Sat, 17 Mar 2012 13:41:24 +0000 http://globe.gov/explore-science/scientists-blog/archived-posts/sciblog/?p=1102#comment-2341 The concentration of dead zones on the eastern seaboard of the US and in Northern Europe highlights another negative impact we are having on the aquatic environments around our coastlines. Is this creation of hypoxic areas purely due to N and P run-off or is there a contribution from sewage, etc.?

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