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OXYGEN DEAD ZONE [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Oceanography
  • Water Pollution
DEF

A marine zone where nothing can live.

CONT

The discharge of untreated wastewater into seas and oceans partially explains why de-oxygenated dead zones are rapidly growing ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Océanographie
  • Pollution de l'eau
DEF

Zone marine où rien ne peut vivre.

CONT

La décharge d'eaux usées non traitées dans les mers et les océans explique en partie pourquoi les zones mortes désoxygénées sont en pleine croissance […]

Spanish

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