eutrophication&hypoxia
Smoke plume from power plant chimney, Helsinki, Finland
Fossil fuel combustion from cars and industry releases nitrogen oxides (NOx) into the atmosphere when burned. NOx can be redeposited to land and water through rain and snow (wet deposition), or can settle out of the air in a process called dry deposition. In some regions (e.g. Chesapeake Bay and Baltic Sea) atmospheric deposition is a significant source of nutrients to coastal waters.
Photo Credit: Pöllö
Smoke plume from power plant chimney, Helsinki, Finland
Fossil fuel combustion from cars and industry releases nitrogen oxides (NOx) into the atmosphere when burned. NOx can be redeposited to land and water through rain and snow (wet deposition), or can settle out of the air in a process called dry deposition. In some regions (e.g. Chesapeake Bay and Baltic Sea) atmospheric deposition is a significant source of nutrients to coastal waters.
Photo Credit: Pöllö