Human activity along Mississippi River creating "dead zone" downstream
Population growth in the late 1800's and the rise of the flour milling industry along the Mississippi in Minneapolis caused river pollution and degradation as water was diverted to power mills and human and industrial waste was dumped directly into the river.
Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society
Internationally-known marine ecologist Nancy Rabalais joins Midday to explain the Mississippi River ecosystem and what can be done to protect it. Rabalais is at Gustavus Adolphus College for the Nobel Conference, "H2O: Uncertain Resource."
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