- Overuse of synthetic fertilisers may accelerate process of fish moving away from waters off western coast of India. Process called hypoxia.
- Warning came from National Institute of Oceanography in Goa, decries lack of awareness among people on the matter
- India’s west coast is among 400 sites across globe accounting for incidents of hypoxia on a large scale, results in creation of dead zones
- Reasons :
- impact of climate change,
- increasing nitrogen contamination of water,
- fast reduction of oxygen in water.
Exams Perspective:
- Climate Change
- Dead Zones
- Water Pollution
- Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)