The primary cause of the annual phenomenon is excess nutrient runoff from farms along the Mississippi River, which empties into the Gulf, said Gene Turner, a researcher at Louisiana State University’s Coastal Ecology Institute. The nutrients feed algae growth, which consumes oxygen when it works its way to the Gulf bottom, he said. “It’s a poster child for how we are using and abusing our natural resources,” Turner said.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 19:07:32 +0000
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