Ever Increasing Algae Blooms & Dead Zones Threaten U.S. Waters & Aquatic Life

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By Tyler Marshall

This first article in a three-part series about nitrogen and phosphorus nutrient loading and its effects on the Gulf of Mexico outlines the issue and its effect.

Ever Increasing Algae Blooms & Dead Zones Threaten U.S. Waters & Aquatic Life — A landsat satellite image of Lake Erie during a harmful algae bloom event from September 2017. Source: https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/lake-erie-algal-bloom

About The Author

Tyler Marshall is a principal environmental engineer in the Iowa City office of Stanley Consultants, performing civil and environmental engineering projects since 1998. Marshall can be reached at marshalltyler@stanleygroup.com.