Pollution in the Bay - Department of the Environment
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Excess Nutrients Have Polluted The ChesapeakeOrigins of Nutrient Pollution in The BayNutrient and Sediment Pollution Harms The BayThere Are Ways to Reduce PollutionSediments Cloud the WaterDuring storms, surface runoff washes sediments from lawns, fields, and roadways into the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Sediments transport other pollutants and cloud the water(leaving MDE), turning it a murky brown. Continually muddy water degrades water quality …Excess Nitrogen and Phosphorus Harm the BayWhile some nitrogen and phosphorus are essential to life in the Bay, an overabundance of these nutrients can devastate plants and aquatic wildlife. Excess nutrients in the water disrupt the energy flow in the Bay and can cause ecosystem collapse through a process known as eutrophi…See more on mde.maryland.gov Sediments Cloud the WaterDuring storms, surface runoff washes sediments from lawns, fields, and roadways into the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Sediments transport other pollutants and cloud the water(leaving MDE), turning it a murky brown. Continually muddy water degrades water quality … Excess Nitrogen and Phosphorus Harm the BayWhile some nitrogen and phosphorus are essential to life in the Bay, an overabundance of these nutrients can devastate plants and aquatic wildlife. Excess nutrients in the water disrupt the energy flow in the Bay and can cause ecosystem collapse through a process known as eutrophi…
Sediments Cloud the WaterDuring storms, surface runoff washes sediments from lawns, fields, and roadways into the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Sediments transport other pollutants and cloud the water(leaving MDE), turning it a murky brown. Continually muddy water degrades water quality …
Excess Nitrogen and Phosphorus Harm the BayWhile some nitrogen and phosphorus are essential to life in the Bay, an overabundance of these nutrients can devastate plants and aquatic wildlife. Excess nutrients in the water disrupt the energy flow in the Bay and can cause ecosystem collapse through a process known as eutrophi…
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