Nutrient Pollution Chokes Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 15:14
in Earth & Climate
Protecting drinking water and preventing harmful coastal "dead zones", as well as eutrophication in many lakes, will require reducing both nitrogen and phosphorus pollution. Because streams and rivers are conduits to the sea, management strategies should be implemented along the land-to-ocean continuum. In most cases, strategies that focus only on one nutrient will fail.
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