Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico
July 31, 2008 · Print This Article
A problem of fertilizer and runoff is causing a ‘dead zone’ in the Gulf can’t support any sealife due to a lack of oxygen. How big is this area? 8,000 sq. ft - an area the size of Massachusetts.
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A lot of people seem to blame this on the agriculture industry, but there’s blame to be put on consumers also. A lot of the fertilizer runoff that creates dead zones is from average homeowners using it on their lawns. Also there is a load of high-phosphorous products on the market right now, like Electrasol.
Electrasol is probably the worst of all of them, which is why I’m part of a boycott until they start making eco-friendly products: http://www.thepoint.com/campaigns/save-the-environment-by-boycotting-electra-sol-dishwasher-detergent
Basically there are a lot of things the average consumer can do to help.