Estuarine Nutrient Loads Still a Problem. From: Environmental Health Perspectives | Date: November 1, 2000| Author: Greene, Lindsey A. | COPYRIGHT 2000 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

A report on the nutrient-associated problems affecting U.S. coastal waters has yielded some alarming statistics. Released in May 2000 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Estuarine Eutrophication Assessment: Effects of Nutrient Enrichment in the Nation's Estuaries states that since 1970 nutrient-related water quality problems have worsened in 48 of 138 estuaries studied, and only 14 have improved. Predictions for the future say that conditions in ...

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