Dead zone: An area of water with dissolved oxygen levels too low to support most aquatic life, typically caused by eutrophication.
How to apply it: Use dead zones to explain how the 15,000 km² hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico forms from Mississippi River nutrient runoff.
Course: AP Environmental Science · Unit: Aquatic and Terrestrial Pollution
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