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Tag: nutrient pollution

Posted inEnvironment, IowaWatch

South Dakota Waterways Serve As Dumping Grounds For Human, Industrial, Ag Wastes

by Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch August 24, 2018January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

While Iowa takes most of the blame, nutrient loading of Great Plains waterways that flow into the Missouri River, then to the Mississippi River and eventually to the Gulf of Mexico are causing a literal dead zone in the Gulf that is steadily increasing in size.

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by IowaWatch June 12, 2015January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

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