Tagged Stories: "nitrogen"

Excess nutrients are making the sport fish more susceptible to infections and death.

A new treatment plant will improve water quality in the Potomac River.

The Chesapeake Bay is expected to have moderate to poor dissolved oxygen conditions during the early part of the summer.

Nutrient pollution in the majority of the Chesapeake Bay region's freshwater streams and rivers has decreased over the last 25 years.

What do farms, manure, and a developing technology for creating fertilizer have to do with the Chesapeake Bay?

A new report by Environment Maryland details the harmful effects of lawn fertilizer on the Chesapeake Bay.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has developed a new method for tracking progress toward reducing nitrogen and phosphorus pollution .

The three main sources of pollution to the Chesapeake Bay are nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment.

Ever wonder how much pollution you contribute to the Bay and its rivers?

Centuries of population growth and landscape changes have taken their toll on the Bay's water quality.