Article 3JW5A 'Dead zone' in Gulf of Mexico will take decades to recover from farm pollution

'Dead zone' in Gulf of Mexico will take decades to recover from farm pollution

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Oliver Milman
from Environment | The Guardian on (#3JW5A)

A new study says that even in the 'unrealistic' event of a total halt to the flow of agricultural chemicals the damage will persist for 30 years

The enormous "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico will take decades to recover even if the flow of farming chemicals that is causing the damage is completely halted, new research has warned.

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