A Potential Integrated Water Quality Strategy for the Mississippi River Basin and the Gulf of Mexico

Nutrient pollution, now the leading cause of water quality impairment in the U.S., has had significant impact on the nation’s waterways. Excessive nutrient pollution has been linked to habitat loss, fish kills, blooms of toxic algae, and hypoxia (oxygen-depleted water). The hypoxic “dead zone” in th...

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Main Authors: Suzie Greenhalgh, Paul Faeth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2001-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2001.354
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