Phosphorus Found to Be Another Culprit in Gulf of Mexico's 'Dead Zone'
13th Nov 2006, 21:19 GMT
Nitrogen is flowing down the Mississippi River and into the Gulf of Mexico faster than it can be consumed by floating microscopic plants called phytoplankton, increasing the size of the "dead zone" off the Louisiana coast. The findings, based on analysis of data gathered in 2001, are published online this week in the journal Environmental Science and Technology.
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