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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (39939)	5/22/2013 10:44:44 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 86356

Apparently it had quite a major impact as it utilized all the available nitrates in the region.. But the effect was short-lived as the extra iron resulted in the rapid removal of biological nitrate, depriving the phytoplankton of nitrogen they also needed. But that was a natural event.. and it's NOT representative of other HNLC zones where there are high quantities of nitrates, but very little iron.. Iron doesn't float.. it sinks to the bottom, if not utilized.. It may be churned up by various upwellings, but it will sink to the bottom again.. and I can tell you this is the driest 4 months in Calif recorded history. Was a pretty dry winter in Idaho too.. Water levels in the reservoirs are down quite a bit.. Didn't snow much here because it was too freaking cold to snow for most of the winter.. what did fall stuck around..