EMS 1011 Chapter : Ems

• School: LSU
• Department: Environmental Management Systems
• Course: EMS 1011
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Oil spill brings attention to delicate gulf coast . The times picayune reports the bp oil spill of 2010 offered farmers and ranchers of the gulf coast states recognition in conserving their vital ecosystems. The bp oil spill, however terrible for our environment and the people affected, allowed the nation to address the pollution caused by farmers due to inadequate funding for farming. Last month the u. s. department of agriculture announced a 3 year million initiative designed to improve water quality along the coast. Many local farmers among the coast will receive benefits for proper and efficient farming supplies in efforts to reduce pollution along the coast. Dead zones in the gulf of mexico are an area of hypoxic waters at the mouth of the mississippi river and can cover up to 6,000-7,000 square miles. The dead zones occur between the inner and mid-continental shelf in the northern gulf of.