Main Title |
Submerged aquatic vegetation in Upper Chesapeake Bay : studies related to possible causes of the recent decline in abundance / |
Author |
Kemp, W. M. ;
Boynton, W. R. ;
Stevenson, J. C. ;
Means, J. C. ;
Twilley, R. R.
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Other Authors |
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CORP Author |
Maryland Univ., Cambridge. Center for Environmental and Estuarine Studies.;Environmental Protection Agency, Annapolis, MD. Chesapeake Bay Program. |
Publisher |
[Center for Environmental and Estuarine Studies, Univ. of Maryland], |
Year Published |
1984 |
Report Number |
EPA 600/3-84-015; CONTRIB-1431; EPA-R-805932; EPA-X-003248 |
Stock Number |
PB84-140292 |
OCLC Number |
18942368 |
Additional Subjects |
Aquatic plants ;
Water pollution ;
Chesapeake Bay ;
Soils ;
Runoff ;
Herbicides ;
Sediments ;
Nutrients ;
Algae ;
Turbidity ;
Plant growth ;
Toxicity ;
Sampling ;
Chemical analysis ;
Chlorine organic compounds ;
Concentration(Composition) ;
Stress(Physiology) ;
Photosynthesis ;
Tables(Data) ;
Vascular plants ;
Aatrex ;
Linuron ;
Water pollution effects(Plants)
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJAD |
EPA 600/3-84-015 |
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Region 3 Library/Philadelphia, PA |
07/24/1992 |
ELBD RPS |
EPA 600-3-84-015 |
repository copy |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
08/11/2016 |
NTIS |
PB84-140292 |
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 |
1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 28 cm |
Abstract |
This paper provides a synthesis of research conducted on possible causes of the decline in abundance of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) in upper Chesapeake Bay beginning in the late 1960's. Three factors potentially were emphasized in this study: Runoff of agricultural herbicides; erosional inputs of fine-grain sediments; nutrient enrichment and associated algal growth. Widespread use of herbicides in the estuarine watershed occurred contemporaneous with the SAV loss; however, extensive sampling of estuarine water and sediments during 1980-81 revealed that typical bay concentrations of herbicides (primarily atrazine) rarely exceeded 2ppb. |
Notes |
"EPA-600/3-84-015." "January 1984." Includes bibliographical references (pages VIII-54-VIII-60). Sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. |