What is the expected relationship between nitrogen loading and dead zone formation? Be sure to describe the connection between eutrophication, nutrient pollution, and dead zones

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Water Year (WY)

Annual flow WY (billion gal/day)

Nitrogen input, rounded total (million lbs nitrogen/year)

1990

48.86

348

1991

54.29

394

1992

39.04

275

1993

65.28

474

1994

69.16

484

1995

38.71

270

1996

74.33

522

1997

58.04

382

1998

68.51

441

1999

29.47

194

2000

45.63

269

2001

34.00

209

2002

29.34

191

2003

76.91

488

2004

76.27

599

2005

56.62

400

2006

50.09

338

2007

51.38

316

2008

48.02

300

2009

40.98

239

2010

51.64

314

2011

73.03

536

2012

51.71

296

2013

49.12

277

2014

52.55

303

2015

41.04

225

2016

46.28

255

2017

47.70

254

2018

70.51

423

What is the expected relationship between nitrogen loading and dead zone formation? Be sure to describe the connection between eutrophication, nutrient pollution, and dead zones.

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