Integrated Assessment of Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico and Hypoxia Assessment Reports

The “Integrated Assessment of Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico” was developed by the White House National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) and the White House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (CENR). The Integrated Assessment was finalized as one document summarizing six Hypoxia Assessment Reports in 2000, and set the scientific basis for the Hypoxia Task Force 2001 Action Plan. 

• Integrated Assessment of Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (pdf) (12.66 MB, 2000)
• Characterization of Hypoxia: Topic 1 Hypoxia Assessment Report (pdf) (12.53 MB, 1999)
• Ecological and Economic Consequences of Hypoxia: Topic 2 Hypoxia Assessment Report (pdf) (365.79 KB, 1999)
• Flux and Sources of Nutrients in the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River Basin: Topic 3 Hypoxia Assessment Report (pdf) (4.08 MB, 1999)
• Effects of Reducing Nutrient Loads to Surface Waters within the Mississippi River Basin and the Gulf of Mexico: Topic 4 Hypoxia Assessment Report (pdf) (4.02 MB, 1999)
• Reducing Nutrient Loads, Especially Nitrate-Nitrogen, to Surface Water, Ground Water, and the Gulf of Mexico: Topic 5 Hypoxia Assessment Report (pdf) (5.88 MB, 1999)
• Evaluation of the Economic Costs and Benefits of Methods for Reducing Nutrient Loads to the Gulf of Mexico: Topic 6 Hypoxia Assessment Report (pdf) (3.45 MB, 1999)