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Corn Boom Threatens Gulf Dead Zone With Expansion
The booming U S corn crop to fuel ethanol raises nitrogen runoff risks into the Mississippi Gulf. Fertilizer leaching creates a 7,900 square mile dead zone, worsening as farmers plant more corn in 2007 and align with higher prices. Nitrogen entering Gulf waters from Midwest fields accelerates oxygen depletion, affecting fish and shrimp. The zone remains tied to spring to summer seasons near the Mississippi mouth.
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Gulf of
Posteo
Mississippi
Matt Rota
Gulf Restoration Network
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Environmental Protection Agency
Gulf of Mexico