Category: Hypoxia & the Dead Zone

Hypoxic Conditions in the Sound Improve in September

It’s no surprise, but water quality in western Long Island Sound rebounded nicely in September, a month after conditions were their worst in years.

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Observation Friday: Hypoxia Threatens LIS This Summer

This week’s Observation Friday has Tom Andersen, author of This Fine Piece of Water, providing his thoughts on the severity of this year’s low-oxygen problem: Water quality in the western end of Long Island Sound this summer is not good – almost shockingly so considering the generally decent conditions of recent years. In roughly 18 […]

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