Tagged Stories: "nutrients"
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Finding the Chesapeake’s dead zone
August 6, 2014Researchers on board the Rachel Carson search for the low-oxygen water that troubles marine life.
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Evaluation shows Bay Program partners are making progress in Chesapeake cleanup
June 26, 2014More nitrogen cuts are needed if partners are to meet pollution-reducing goals.
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Scientists predict above-average dead zone for Chesapeake Bay
June 24, 2014Spring nutrient loads from the Potomac and Susquehanna rivers will impact summer water quality.
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Reducing agricultural runoff creates clean water in Chesapeake Bay
May 29, 2014Scientists link on-farm best management practices with improvements in water quality.
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Oyster aquaculture could combat Potomac River pollution
April 17, 2014Shellfish raised on the river bottom would remove excess nutrients from the water.
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New wastewater treatment technologies create clean water in Chesapeake Bay
April 2, 2014Scientists link a Clean Water Act permit program to healthier rivers and streams.
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Bay Program partners continue to slow pollution flow into rivers and streams
March 24, 2014Land-based actions are lowering the nutrients and sediment entering the Bay.
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Scientist maps changes in duration of Chesapeake Bay dead zone
March 14, 2014Nutrient pollution and weather patterns are factors in creating low-oxygen conditions.
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Science shows restoration work can improve local water quality
February 25, 2014Case studies show best management practices have lowered pollution in the Chesapeake Bay.
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Clean Air Act improves water quality in Appalachian rivers
January 10, 2014Cutting power plant emissions has lowered nitrogen pollution in some forested watersheds.
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