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Extreme Weather: A Mixed Bag for Dead Zones

By Mindy Selman on October 10, 2012
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This post was co-authored with Bob Diaz, a WRI partner and professor at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.

How Food Production Impacts Water Quality

By Mindy Selman on August 23, 2012
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This post is part of a series on World Water Week, an annual event designed to draw attention to and discuss global water issues..

World Water Day: How Cities Cause “Dead Zones”

By Mindy Selman on March 21, 2011

WRI identifies 13 new eutrophic areas around the world.

Protecting Waterways from a Deadly Problem

By Mindy Selman on December 17, 2009

Nutrient pollution emerges as one of the greatest threats to water quality.

A Better Way for the U.S. Government to Clean Our Water

By Mindy Selman on August 7, 2008

When it comes to allocating money for conservation, reverse auctions can help governments get the biggest bang for their buck.

Choking Coastal Waters

By Mindy Selman on January 4, 2008
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

My team at WRI, together with Dr. Bob Diaz at the Virginia Marine Institute, has identified and mapped 415 eutrophic and hypoxic coastal systems worldwide through an extensive literature review. Of these, 169 are documented hypoxic areas, 233 are areas of concern and 13 are systems in recovery.