Record flooding may result in largest Dead Zone to date
June 6th, 2011 by Dana Wright
Communities all along the Mississippi River have been affected by historic flooding, but is not only those communities who will suffer. Our aquatic communities will also be threatened. As flood waters have overflowed then receded they have carried with them record amounts of agricultural chemicals and fertilizers. Due to this inundation it is predicted we will witness the largest Dead Zone to date in the Gulf of Mexico this season.
