Articles on Hypoxia and Reducing Nitrogen Pollution


Long Island Sound from the back of the RV John Dempsey. LIS Partnership Photo
Understanding Long Island Sound’s New Hypoxia Forecast Model

Mach 2025 – Article describes how the forecast will estimate dissolved oxygen concentrations and the area of hypoxia in Long Island Sound.  

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LIS Water Quality Improving in Response to Significant Reductions in Nitrogen Pollution

May 2021 – News release highlights research documenting increased levels of dissolved oxygen in the Sound in response to reductions in nitrogen pollution.

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The LIS Partnership Meets its Nitrogen Reduction Target

May 2017 – Article highlights the bi-state effort to reduce nitrogen pollution by 58.5 percent from the early 1990s was reached in 2016.

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