Thus, it is unlikely to have a significant impact on Gulf hypoxia.
Hypoxia is the condition of low dissolved oxygen levels in water.
Despite this basic flaw, the goal of reducing nitrogen loss in agriculture is an important one shared by the fertilizer industry. Efforts we have made in working with our farm customers have helped bring about a 32 percent nitrogen use efficiency increase in corn grown in the U.S. over the past two decades. Increased efficiency means yields have increased while fertilizer use has been flat. This greater efficiency is achieved as we work to help farmers make sure a plant takes up every pound of nutrient placed on the ground, and we expect efficiency to further increase in the future, despite increasing demands for nutrients caused by increasing population. These efforts will reduce nitrogen loading.