Daily Grist: dead zones expanding

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At 02:57 PM 10/20/06, you wrote:

 

>You Can Call Them Algae

>Marine " dead zones " on the rise around the world

>

>There are now at least 200 oxygen-starved " dead zones " in the world's seas

>and oceans, a rise of more than a third over the past two years, the

>United Nations Environment Program announced yesterday. The algae blooms

>that suck up oxygen and cause dead zones -- killing off or driving out

>fish, oysters, sea grass, and other marine flora and fauna -- are

>triggered by phosphorus and nitrogen from fertilizer, sewage, animal

>waste, and fossil-fuel burning. Dead zones currently lurk off the coasts

>of the U.S., Scandinavia, South America, Ghana, China, Japan, Australia,

>New Zealand, Portugal, and Britain. " There are numerous compelling reasons

>for combating pollution to the marine environment, " says UNEP Executive

>Director Achim Steiner. " These range from public health concerns to the

>economic damage such pollution can cause to tourism and fisheries. "

>Unfortunately, the dead-zone problem is only getting worse; nitrogen

>pollution of waterways that drain into seas and oceans is expected to rise

>14 percent from mid-1990s levels by 2030.

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>straight to the source: The Boston Globe, Associated Press, 20 Oct 2006

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>straight to the source: Planet Ark, Reuters, Daniel Wallis, 20 Oct 2006

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>straight to the source: Environment News Service, 19 Oct 2006

 

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