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Understanding Ocean Dead Zones by arianna is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses dead zones, which are hypoxic areas in oceans and lakes with low oxygen levels that are inhospitable for most marine life. It identifies several causes of dead zones, including nutrient pollution from agricultural and urban runoff that leads to algal blooms and subsequent oxygen depletion. A large seasonal dead zone forms each summer in the Gulf of Mexico due to runoff of nitrogen and phosphorus from farming. In 2019, scientists found this dead zone was the 8th largest on record at 6,
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- arianna
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