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What Are Dead Zones? – Formation, Types and Impacts

February 13, 2025 No Comments
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Dead Zones: In the world’s oceans, there are regions or areas of water which have extremely low concentrations of oxygen- Hypoxia. These are called Dead zones.In these dead zones the oxygen level falls as low as 2mg per liter of water which makes it extremely difficult for any flora or fauna to thrive or grow. […]

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