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Eutrophication Tracing Nutrient Pollution Back to Penns Creek. Visual Environmental Education Guide. Negative Consequences of Eutrophication. guidetolivingnaturally.wordpress.com. vtmagazine.vt.edu. Chesapeake Bay.
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EutrophicationTracing Nutrient Pollution Back to Penns Creek Visual Environmental Education Guide
Negative Consequences of Eutrophication guidetolivingnaturally.wordpress.com
Chesapeake Bay A satellite image of Chesapeake Bay (lower) and Delaware Bay (upper) in the Middle Atlantic Bight umces.edu
Algae in the Chesapeake Bay Image from Ben Marsh
Changes in Land use and Population in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Image from W. M. Kemp
Summer Hypoxic Dead Zone Image from W. M. Kemp
Relative contributions of flow and nutrient load from tributaries entering Chesapeake Bay U.S. Department of the Interior, USGS
Chesapeake Bay Lowersusquehannariverkeeper.org
Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen in the Susquehanna Temperature – Red Line Dissolved Oxygen – Green Line
Penns Creek Penns Creek’s confluence with the Susquehanna
Local Example of Eutrophication Image from Ben Marsh
A Local Eutrophic Pond Image from Ben Marsh
Algal Communities in Penns Creek Percent Cocconeis, the dominant genus in the microslide diatom community. Snydercountry.org
Map of the study area showing the distribution of the 12 study sites Snydercountry.org
A Local Example of Poor Farming Practices Image from Ben Marsh,
A Local Example of Poor Farming Practices Image from Ben Marsh
A Local Example of Poor Farming Practices Image from Ben Marsh
Local Farm Spreading Manure Image from Ben Marsh
Best Management Practices After: The same stream bank after BMP (Best Management Practice) implementation, including installed fencing, livestock crossing, and tree-planting. Before: A stream bank damaged from livestock grazing Voicesweb.org