This Texas A&M newspaper article provides very general info regarding the possible link between poor water quality in the Gulf of Mexico and farm runoff. Researcher Antonietta Quigg describes her work, attempting to explain the Mississippi River delta dead zone as a combination of biological, chemical, and physical interactions that may or may not be triggered by fertilizer runoff.
This resource is referenced here:Subject:
Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine,
Water Column,
Biology:Microbiology,
Microbiology:Microbiology and Health,
Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry ,
Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry
Resource Type:
Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), General Public
Extreme Environments: Anoxic, Altered by Humans
Ocean Environments: Coastal and Estuarine, Surface Waters
Theme:
Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Ecology,
Hydrology/Hydrogeology,
Teach the Earth:Teaching Topics:Water,
Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Geochemistry
Keywords: eutrophication, nutrient enrichment, hypoxia
