Summer Hypoxic Zone Size Will Be Large By Drs. Nancy Rabalais and R. Eugene Turner18 June 2013The June 2013 forecast of the size of the hypoxic zone in the northern Gulf of Mexico for July 2013 is that it will cover 22,172 km2 (8,561 mi2) of the bottom of the continental shelf off Louisiana and [...]
NOAA, partners predict possible record-setting deadzone for Gulf of Mexico By NOAA and USGS18 June 2013Scientists are expecting a very large “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico and a smaller than average hypoxic level in the Chesapeake Bay this year, based on several NOAA-supported forecast models. NOAA-supported modelers at the University of Michigan, Louisiana [...]
A River Runs Through It By Paul Greenburg, The American Prospect22 May 2013 To get an idea of how American coastal waters might look just before they succumb to all the degradations they have suffered these past five centuries, it would be worth taking a July trip to Mobile Bay, an Alabama inlet that feeds [...]
New nutrient removal research presented at microbiology conference By WaterWorld.com28 May 2013The American Society of Microbiology's 113th general meeting was held on May 18-21 in Denver, Colo., showcasing the research of leading microbiologists from around the globe. Researching nutrient removal in a study called the "Molecular Gene Probe" method, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) featured [...]
Researchers Study Stress On Horseshoe Crabs By CBS Connecticut18 May 2013FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — With their spiky, armor-plated shells, they look like miniature tanks mounting a surprise invasion on local beaches — except they have been at it for nearly a half-billion years. But the American horseshoe crab, the homely, humble distant relative of ancient [...]
Historic Nitrate Levels in Des Moines Water Works Source Water By Des Moines Water Works13 May 2013DES MOINES, Iowa (May 13, 2013) – Nitrate levels in Des Moines Water Works’ source water reached historic levels last week, at 24 milligrams per liter (mg/l) in the Raccoon River and 17.87 mg/l in the Des Moines River. [...]
Spring Rains Bring Life to Midwest Granaries but Foster Gulf of Mexico 'Dead Zone' By ScienceDaily9 April 2013 Dead zones form where river water carrying sediment and pollutants meets ocean water of the Gulf. (Credit: NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center) The most serious ongoing water pollution problem in the Gulf of [...]
Cuts would jeopardize dead zone research By Nikki Buskey, Houma Today24 April 2013 Nancy Rabalais, executive director of Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, explains the workings of an oxygen meter Wednesday at the LUMCON W. J. DeFelice Marine Center in Cocodrie. Chris Heller/Staff A long-running project aimed at mapping the annual dead zone that forms off [...]
La. agencies to address dead zone nutrients in the Gulf By AMY WOLD, The Advocate11 March 2013Four state agencies have begun work on a plan that will address Louisiana’s contributions to the nutrients that end up in the Gulf of Mexico and help create the “dead zone” of low oxygen that appears every summer. The [...]
'Genius grant' recipient studying Gulf dead zones traces career path from Coastal Bend By By Mark Collette2 December 2012CORPUS CHRISTI — As a student in Port Aransas, Nancy Rabalais never had money, but she always had the sea. "Fish and oysters, crabs — whatever we needed we could always get something to eat somehow," she said. [...]
