Posts Tagged ‘Mississippi River’
Force flood turned farmland to mud
U. ILLINOIS (US) — When the water in the Mississippi River rose to 58 feet with a forecast of 60 feet or higher in May 2011, the emergency plan to naturally or intentionally breach the levees established over 80 years prior was put in motion. Continue…
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 12:18 - 4 Comments
Earth & Environment - Nov 30, 2010 12:14 - 0 Comments
Farm drainage choking life from Gulf
CORNELL/U. ILLINOIS (US) — Tile drainage systems in upper Mississippi farmlands are the biggest contributors of nitrogen runoff into the Gulf of Mexico. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 28, 2010 16:37 - 2 Comments
Gulf dead zone tied to tile drainage
U. ILLINOIS (US) — The most heavily tile-drained areas of North America are the largest contributing sources of nitrate to the Gulf of Mexico, leading to seasonal hypoxia. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 8, 2010 14:50 - 2 Comments
Will oil spill expand Gulf’s dead zone?
MICHIGAN STATE (US)—The worst oil spill in U.S. history could worsen and expand the oxygen-starved “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico, known for its inhospitability to marine life, suggests Michigan State University professor Nathaniel Ostrom. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 2, 2010 9:24 - 3 Comments
Steep rise in dioxins from antibacterial soap
U. MINNESOTA (US)—Specific dioxins derived from the antibacterial agent triclosan, used in many hand soaps, deodorants, dishwashing liquids, and other consumer products, account for an increasing proportion of total dioxins found in Mississippi River sediments. (more…)
