Dead Zones Are a Global Water Pollution Challenge — But With Sustained Effort They Can Come Back to Life

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By The ConversationMay 4, 2018, 9:48 am424 pts
By Donald Scavia Scientists have identified a dead zone as large as Florida in the Gulf of Oman, which connects the Arabian Sea to the Persian Gulf. Around the world there are more than 400 current dead zones in oceans and lakes, where water contains so little oxygen that aquatic life can't survive. Dead zones…

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Dead Zones Are a Global Water Pollution Challenge — But With Sustained Effort They Can Come Back to Life

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