Nutrient Control Actions for Improving Water Quality in the Mississippi River Basin and Northern Gulf of Mexico
A large area of coastal waters in the northern Gulf of Mexico experiences seasonal conditions of low levels of dissolved oxygen, a condition known as hypoxia. Excess discharge of nutrients into the Gulf of Mexico from the Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers causes nutrient overenrichment in the gulf''s coastal waters and stimulates the growth of large algae blooms. When these algae die, the process...
A large area of coastal waters in the northern Gulf of Mexico experiences seasonal conditions of low levels of dissolved oxygen, a condition known as hypoxia. Excess discharge of nutrients into the Gulf of Mexico from the Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers causes nutrient overenrichment in the gulf''s coastal waters and stimulates the growth of large algae blooms. When these algae die, the process...
