Hypoxia: The O2 Blues (2003)
Enviro-Tacklebox
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Educational
Place Covered: Louisiana, Chesapeake Bay
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2003-09-24
Duration: 00:18:59
Subjects: Educational films | Science | Environment | Water quality | Hypoxia (Water)
Contributors:
- Grandy, Greg Host
- LaBauve, Randy Producer
- Azene, Hendekea Speaker
- Aguilar, Priscilla Speaker
- Bergeron, Beau Speaker
- Dortch, Quay Interviewee
- Felton, Mac Interviewee
- Hall, Frank Interviewee
- Rabalais, Nancy Interviewee
- Holmes, Robert Interviewee
- Kinner, Michael Interviewee
- Czapar, George Interviewee
- Niebuhr, David Interviewee
- Diaz, Robert Interviewee
Description
In this episode of the series “Enviro-Tacklebox” from September 24, 2003, host Greg Grandy and the student reporters explore hypoxia, low oxygen levels in bodies of water. They cover: eutrophication; phytoplankton; zooplankton; hypoxia and anoxia; the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico; best management practices for farming; anoxia in the Long Island Sound; and the water quality of Chesapeake Bay. They interview: Quay Dortch, an oceanographer with NOAA; Mac Felton, microbiologist; Frank Hall, a geological oceanographer with the University of New Orleans; Nancy Rabalais, a marine biologist with the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON); Robert Holmes, a hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey; Michael Kinner, a farmer in Illinois; George Czapar of the University of Illinois; David Niebuhr, an oceanographer with Salem State College; and Robert Diaz, an oceanographer with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.