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Several reports deal with nutrient loading.
The final six topic papers will be used by the National Science and Technology Council's Committee on Environmental and Natural Resources to prepare an ecological and economic analysis of various options for reducing nutrient loads carried by the Mississippi River to the Gulf. The report was requested by Congress in the 1999 Omnibus Appropriations bill. Comments are due by 2 Aug. 1999.