| Main Title |
Trends in phosphorus, nitrogen, Secchi depth, and dissolved oxygen in Chesapeake Bay, 1984 to 1992. |
| CORP Author |
Environmental Protection Agency, Annapolis, MD. Chesapeake Bay Program. |
| Publisher |
Chesapeake Bay Program, |
| Year Published |
1994 |
| Report Number |
CBP/TRS 115/94; 903R94050 |
| Stock Number |
PB95-136230 |
| OCLC Number |
32995308 |
| Subjects |
Water--Phosphorus content--Chesapeake Bay (Md and Va)--Statistics ;
Water--Nitrogen content--Chesapeake Bay (Md and Va)--Statistics ;
Water--Dissolved oxygen--Chesapeake Bay (Md and Va)--Statistics ;
Atlantic Ocean--Chesapeake Bay ;
Water--Chesapeake Bay (Md and Va)--Phosphorus content--Statistics
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| Additional Subjects |
Nitrogen ;
Phosphorus ;
Environmental impacts ;
Water pollution abatement ;
Chesapeake Bay ;
Reductions ;
Nutrients ;
Dissolved oxygen ;
Monitoring ;
Water quality ;
Trends ;
Runoff ;
Seasonal variations ;
Chemical analysis ;
Mathematical models ;
Improvement ;
Point sources ;
Nonpoint sources ;
Tables(Data) ;
Graphs(Charts) ;
Organic loading ;
Maryland ;
Pennsylvania ;
District of Columbia ;
Virginia
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJAM |
TD225.C54T74 1994 |
|
Region 3 Library/Philadelphia, PA |
08/15/1997 |
| EJDD |
CB 00644 |
|
Env Science Center Library/Ft Meade,MD |
08/18/1995 |
| NTIS |
PB95-136230 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
x, 63 pages : maps ; 28 cm |
| Abstract |
The Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) is a Federal-State partnership working to restore Chesapeake Bay. One of its main goals is to improve water quality conditions for living resources. The CBP started ambient water quality monitoring programs for Chesapeake Bay in 1984 to characterize current water quality, to assess trends in water quality over time, and to increase understanding of linkages between water quality and living resources. Nutrient enrichment is a major water quality problem in Chesapeake Bay. Spring and summer phytoplankton blooms, fueled by high nutrient levels, cause low dissolved oxygen (DO) levels in the summer when the plankton die and decompose. Low concentrations of DO can be lethal to Chesapeake Bay's aquatic animals. Both point source and nonpoint source reductions of nitrogen and phosphorus loads to Chesapeake Bay have been achieved since 1985. |
| Notes |
"August 1994." "CBP/TRS 115/94." Cooperative agreement no. TCRD-93-08-01-000." Includes bibliographical references (page 49). |
