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Mississippi and Atchafalaya River System discharge
"The Mississippi and Atchafalaya River System discharge large amounts of freshwater and other nutrients into the Northern part of the Gulf of Mexico. These added nutrients lead to increased stratification, a result of the increased stratification is hypoxia extending over 15,000 square kilometers every summer in the Gulf of Mexico."

“The amount of oxygen dissolved in the water has a profound effect on the plants and animals living in it. Wastes that directly or indirectly affect the oxygen concentration are therefore of great importance.”

“Increased stratification elevates primary production in the outflow region. Consequently, hypoxia (oxygen <62.5 mmol/m3), extending over an area of roughly 15,000 km2, forms every summer in bottom waters.”

I want to add these facts directly into the pollution section. The section already talks about hypoxia and the excess amounts of nutrients coming from northern Mexico but doesn't mention either of these rivers which I think are a big deal.