{"product_id":"2940013055834","title":"Workshop on Solutions and Approaches for Alleviating Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico","description":"A growing problem in the Gulf of Mexico is the eutrophication that\u003cbr\u003eresults from excessive nutrient flux from the Mississippi and Atchafalaya\u003cbr\u003eRivers. A result of this nutrient over enrichment is a reduction in dissolved\u003cbr\u003eoxygen in the lower water column and bottom waters. Hypoxic conditions\u003cbr\u003e(where dissolved oxygen is less than 2 parts per million) result and cover\u003cbr\u003ean area of approximately 7,000 square miles of seabed off the Louisiana\u003cbr\u003ecoast. The “Dead Zone,” so called because fish, shrimp, and crabs cannot\u003cbr\u003ebe caught there, poses a threat to the long-term fishery productive capacity\u003cbr\u003eof the Gulf of Mexico.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFortunately, steps are being taken to deal with the gulf hypoxia issue.\u003cbr\u003eThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, through its cooperative Gulf\u003cbr\u003eof Mexico Program, leads a cadre of Federal, State, and nongovernmental\u003cbr\u003eagencies and organizations in reducing excess nutrient flows into gulf\u003cbr\u003ewaters. The U.S. Geological Survey is part of this cadre and has assembled\u003cbr\u003ea database related to the monitoring of nutrient levels in the Mississippi\u003cbr\u003eRiver.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScientists and managers alike agree that the hypoxia problem cannot be\u003cbr\u003esolved immediately. There is general agreement, however, that actions\u003cbr\u003etaken now should demonstrate that there are means for reducing nutrient\u003cbr\u003eloading within the Mississippi River Basin and other coastal rivers whose\u003cbr\u003ecatchments increasingly suffer from urbanization and eutrophication.","brand":"1001 Property Solutions LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079172899056,"sku":"2940013055834","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013055834_p0.jpg?v=1763575916","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013055834","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}