Midwestern farms suffocating Gulf of Mexico ecosystems

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Midwestern farms suffocating Gulf of Mexico ecosystems

<p>Fertilizer runoff from seasonal heavy rainfall on Midwestern farms is traveling down the Mississippi River and creating a ?hypoxic zone,? or low oxygen zone in the Gulf of Mexico, a recent study by Iowa State University scientists warns.</p>
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