Hypoxia and the "Dead Zone" -- More information from the Clean Water
Network forwarded by Jane Clark at [log in to unmask]

The "Dead Zone" in the Gulf of Mexico is a serious water quality problem
for many coastal states.  The "Dead Zone" is created by a discharge of
excessive nutrients (phosphorus and nitrogen) into the Gulf of Mexico which
produces huge algae blooms that die and decay and deplete the water of
dissolved oxygen. This condition, known as "hypoxia", is particularly
devastating in the Mississippi Delta/Gulf Coast region because the
Mississippi River Basin covers approximately two-thirds of the United
States and effectively becomes a siphon for nutrients from agricultural
lands. The "Dead Zone" threatens the biological diversity of estuary and
offshore habitats.

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> From: jrclark <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: O: NBS Nightly News
> Date: Friday, October 29, 1999 7:13 PM
>
> Forwarded by Jane Clark at [log in to unmask]
>
>
> >Subject:  Don't miss the NBC Nightly News on Saturday
> >
> >Emily Eide, director of national affairs for the Iowa Farm Bureau
> >Federation, was interviewed recently by NBC Nightly News. The topic is
> >hypoxia, and the national news organization called her for an interview
as
> >an authority on agricultural issues. They're doing the news story in
> >response to a recent statement from the White House that hypoxia is
> >primarily an agricultural issue, however, Emily says it's really much
> >broader than that. A Farm Bureau member farmer from eastern Iowa was
also
> >interviewed for the same segment. The news story is scheduled to air on
> >Saturday evening, so tune in to watch Emily. The Des Moines affiliate
for
> >NBC is Channel 13 News.
> >

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