Worldwide fertilizer use

International Fertilizer Industry Association Provides historical fertilizer production, trade and consumption statistics

Eutrophication is the overenrichment of waters by nutrients – threatening and degrading many coastal eco systems around the world. The two most acute symptoms of eutrophication are hypoxia (or oxygen depletion) and harmful algal blooms, which among other things can destroy aquatic life in affected areas.

Worldwide map identifying 415 affected Eutrophication and Hypoxia coastal systems by the World Resource Institute.

 

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