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How your diet contributes to nutrient pollution and dead zones in lakes and bays

  • Written by Donald Scavia, Professor Emeritus, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
How your diet contributes to nutrient pollution and dead zones in lakes and baysCharter boat Capt. Dave Spangler holds a sample of algae from Maumee Bay in Lake Erie, Sept. 15, 2017.AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File

Every year in early summer, scientists at universities, research institutions and federal agencies release forecasts for the formation of “dead zones” and harmful algal blooms in the Gulf of Mexico, the...

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