Fertilizer feeds humanity — and it’s destroying the Gulf of Mexico

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By Daniel PennerJan 22, 2020, 9:35 am83 ptsTrending
View the video in your browser American farmers’ use of fertilizer to grow crops results in a yearly oxygen-starved dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico that kills fish, shrimp, and other sea creatures. But that’s not the only environmental issue fertilizer is responsible for. It also can contaminate drinking…

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