Scientists Task: Use hard facts and data to provide information on nutrients in the Chesapeake Bay, especially nitrates and phosphates. Include information on how the bay's air quality may be related to nitrogen pollution in the water.
Use the provided links to create a list of nutrient issues that concern the citizens who live near and play in the Chesapeake Bay. Be sure to include graphics (if applicable), downloaded by using the right mouse button, on your overhead or chart.
Product: Overhead, chart or PowerPoint with a list of nutrient concerns for the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Resources:
- Nutrient Pollution: www.chesapeakebay.net/stressor1.htm
- Natural Resource Conservation Service: www.nrcs.usda.gov
- National Water Quality Assessment Program: water.usgs.gov/nawqa
- Chesapeake Bay River Input Monitoring Program: va.water.usgs.gov/chesbay/RIMP/waterchem.html
- Monitoring Nutrients in the Major Rivers Draining to Chesapeake Bay: va.water.usgs.gov/online_pubs/WRIR/99-4238/wrir_99_4238_text.pdf
- Air Pollution: www.chesapeakebay.net/info/air_pollution.cfm
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Fact Sheets: www.cbf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=resources_facts_ind