Nutrient runoff in the agricultural upper regions of the Mississippi River creates a hypoxic “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico, which had an average size of over 6,600 sq mi from 2004 to 2008.
Blake Marshall
Position:
Research Assistant
Email:
bandrewm@umich.edu
Degrees:
M.S. Sustainable Systems Student, University of Michigan
Projects:
Publications:
- Charting the Course for Sustainability at Aurora Organic Dairy – Phase 2: Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Nutrient Use, Water Use and Solid Waste Generation Life Cycle Assessment.
- Development of Steelcase Wood Products Manufacturing Division Environmental Performance Measures Project
- Life-cycle water use, nutrient cycling and solid waste generation of a large-scale organic dairy