Dead Zones for Dinner Worksheet
What is eutrophication? How might the food on my plate be connected to a Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico? Fertilizers used on crops and manure from livestock can both runoff into waterways where the nitrogen and phosphorus they contain contribute to algal blooms, eutrophication and dead zones.
Into the Dead Zone: What Is A Dead Zone?
Dive into the Chesapeake Bay with Philippe Cousteau Jr. and scientists from the Oyster Recovery Partnership, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to explore a phenomenon that threatens our global oceans: dead zones.
