October 19, 2006 (ENS) - The number of dead zones in the world's oceans and seas has increased dramatically in the past two years, endangering fish stocks and the people who depend on them for food and livelihoods, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) warned Thursday. The latest study finds at least 200 dead zones across the world, up from an estimated 149 only two years ago.
The new scientific estimates of dead zones, areas where algal blooms remove oxygen from the water, were released at a UNEP marine pollution meeting in Beijing.
The algal blooms that cause dead zones are triggered by nutrients from agricultural runoff, sewage and animal wastes, and pollutions from the burning of fossil fuels.
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I find this to be a extremely terrible problem. Again brought on my humans. Even the Mississippi river is contaminating, the Golf of Mexico. Ocean, Rivers, lake and even streams are all affected by this pollution and run off.
Our Oceans are our "Life Blood"
Our water shortage is in decline and filthy contaminated water is being used by some.
We all must work to try and rectify this.
grace
The new scientific estimates of dead zones, areas where algal blooms remove oxygen from the water, were released at a UNEP marine pollution meeting in Beijing.
The algal blooms that cause dead zones are triggered by nutrients from agricultural runoff, sewage and animal wastes, and pollutions from the burning of fossil fuels.
www.ens-newswire.com/ens/...-19-03.asp
I find this to be a extremely terrible problem. Again brought on my humans. Even the Mississippi river is contaminating, the Golf of Mexico. Ocean, Rivers, lake and even streams are all affected by this pollution and run off.
Our Oceans are our "Life Blood"
Our water shortage is in decline and filthy contaminated water is being used by some.
We all must work to try and rectify this.
grace
