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Mongabay: Life in the ocean require nutrient, but too much of a good thing can be hugely detrimental. Nutrient pollution from agricultural and industrial runoff causes serious ecological harm in the world's marine waters, at times producing massive "dead zones" where much of the dissolved oxygen has been stripped making it difficult for most marine animals to live there. A new study by scientists with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) attempts to establish a baseline of nutrient......
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Measuring nutrient pollution in pristine waters: Puerto Rico’s Vieques Island
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on December 10th, 2012
Posted in Water Conservation