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Iowa Works to Reduce Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone

Duration: 05:20

Iowa and much of the Upper Midwest is contributing to pollution in the Gulf of Mexico that is killing aquatic and marine life. Much of the pollution is said to come from fertilizer runoff from farm fields. A federal task force set a goal for states to reduce nitrogen and phosphorous by 45% by the year 2015.

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Post Date: September 18, 2009