NewsGulf of Mexico hypoxia

NewsGulf of Mexico hypoxia By Dennis Keeney, Earth WatchFriday, September 18, 2009 9:20 AM CDT, Ames TribuneNearly 10 millennia ago the great glaciers retreated from mid-America, and plant and animal successions adjusted to the warmer wetter periods. Water from rain and snowmelt sought its way to the oceans carving drainage basins from the glacial and [...]

NewsGulf of Mexico hypoxia2009-09-23T11:28:00+00:00

EPA shouldnt rely on states to reduce nutrient pollution, new report states

EPA shouldnt rely on states to reduce nutrient pollution, new report states By Kim McGuire08.27.2009 4:38 pm, St. Louis Post-DispatchA new report from EPA’s Office of Inspector General says the federal agency needs to get serious about reducing nutrients that wash off farm fields and lawns. For too long, the federal agency has been relying [...]

EPA shouldnt rely on states to reduce nutrient pollution, new report states2017-01-17T09:22:18+00:00

Toxic beach issue gains prominence with death of horse in France

Toxic beach issue gains prominence with death of horse in France By Elaine Ganley, The Associated PressSaturday August 29, 2009, 3:00 AM, David Vincent/The Associated Press Agricultural fertilizer feeds the blight of decaying algae on the beach of Hillion, near Saint-Michel-en-Greve, Brittany, France.    It should have been a perfect day for Vincent Petit, finishing [...]

Toxic beach issue gains prominence with death of horse in France2017-01-17T09:22:18+00:00

Summer oxygen levels better than average, less than predicted

Summer oxygen levels better than average, less than predicted By Karl Blankenship 3 September 2009, Bay JournalSummer oxygen levels in the Bay were better than last year, though not quite as good as scientists had expected, according to monitoring data. Through early August, the size of the oxygen-starved "dead zone" at the bottom of the [...]

Summer oxygen levels better than average, less than predicted2009-09-08T09:54:00+00:00

EPA should set nutrient limits to block dead zones, agency’s inspector general says

EPA should set nutrient limits to block dead zones, agency's inspector general says By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune Thursday August 27, 2009, 12:22 PMThe Environmental Protection Agency should move immediately to adopt enforceable limits on the release of nutrient pollutants -- such as fertilizer and sewage -- into rivers and streams to halt the creation [...]

EPA should set nutrient limits to block dead zones, agency’s inspector general says2017-01-17T09:22:18+00:00

Attacking the dead zone

Attacking the dead zone By The Times-Picayune editorial page staff August 28, 2009 2:10AMThe federal government's hands-off approach to the root causes of the Gulf of Mexico dead zone hasn't worked. States don't even have to say how they plan to address problem pollutants until 2013. There's no way they'll achieve the goal of reducing [...]

Attacking the dead zone2009-09-08T09:50:00+00:00

HRI hypoxia study in bay largest yet

HRI hypoxia study in bay largest yet By HRI Newsletter Summer 2009HRI is located on the shores of Corpus Christi Bay. The close proximity of the HRI research laboratories to the bay makes its waters a natural field study location for HRI research. This summer, HRI PhD candidate Kevin Nelson and his advisor, HRI Endowed [...]

HRI hypoxia study in bay largest yet2009-09-08T09:48:00+00:00

Researchers: Dead zone formed near MRGO rock barrier

Researchers: Dead zone formed near MRGO rock barrier By Associated Press Reporting, Monday, 17 August 2009 12:10PM, WWL AM870 FM105.3A 16-mile-long "dead zone" of low-oxygen water formed this summer downstream of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet's new rock barrier, but researchers don't know why the zone formed, how long it will stay or if it [...]

Researchers: Dead zone formed near MRGO rock barrier2009-08-24T08:59:00+00:00

Algea blooms can lead to

Algea blooms can lead to By Katrina Styx August 17, 2009 - 12:31pm., Jordan Independent, Jordan, Minnesota  The hypoxia or “dead” zone in the Gulf of Mexico has been back in the news as scientists report this year’s area will be smaller but still a major issue for aquatic organisms in the coastal areas of [...]

Algea blooms can lead to2009-08-24T08:56:00+00:00

Your article in Estuaries and Coasts has been assigned to an issue

Your article in Estuaries and Coasts has been assigned to an issue By Springer <SpringerAlerts@springeronline.com>Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 5:23 PMTo: melissa.m.baustian@gmail.com          15.08.2009Visit us at springer.com      Dear Dr. Baustian, The Springer Marketing Team congratulates you on the publication of your article Seasonal Composition of Benthic Macroinfauna Exposed to Hypoxia [...]

Your article in Estuaries and Coasts has been assigned to an issue2017-01-17T09:22:18+00:00
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