A surge in fertilizer use for biofuel/corn ethanol production and flooding are predicted to cause a record dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico
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There's an excellent article in the December 2009 issue of Discover (a science magazine) about dead zones.
The title is - Phosphorous Fields, Phosphorous and nitrogen fertilizers drive modern agriculture, but they are also poisoning the planet.
So much for that idea from the vegan crowd that if everybody just ate plants, the world would be so much better.
AppleSouffle 2 years ago
I love swimming I would love to swim in the gulf of mexico.
sohaibhamid 3 years ago