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Farmers and agricultural practices get largely blamed for the creation of the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. Which of the following statements is true concerning this?Question options:a study done in conjunction with a farmer and the U of M showed that farm runoff does contribute nutrients, but other factors also need to be considered, such as stormwater from urban areasa study done by the U of M showed that agricultural runoff was the major contributor to nutrient overloading in the Mississippi River and that with better soil management practices the dead zone could be cleaned up entirely in 10-20 years.a study done by U of M at the request of a major farm in western MN showed that nitrate runoff into the Mississippi River was actually coming from nearby urban stormwater draining in the River and not from the farm, despite being blamed for it.

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