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Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of America: An Update by the EPA Science Advisory Board

In 2001 EPA requested that a Science Advisory Board (SAB) conduct an evaluation of the complex scientific and technical issues affecting the causes, location, magnitude, and duration of the hypoxic zone in the Northern Gulf of America, as well as the priority and feasibility of management and control options in the Mississippi River Basin and Gulf to reduce it. The SAB Hypoxia Panel reviewed background reports and research efforts (including research discussed through the four science symposia) and sought public comments on the issue. The result of these efforts was the 2007 Science Advisory Board Report on Gulf Hypoxia.

  • Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of America: An Update by the EPA Science Advisory Board (pdf) (4.78 MB, December 2007, EPA-SAB-08-003)
    Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of America: An Update by the EPA Science Advisory Board

Mississippi River/Gulf of America Hypoxia Task Force

  • Background
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Last updated on February 5, 2025
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