The Chesapeake Bay

The Chesapeake Bay and Chemistry

The Bay Report Card (2007) ,[object Object]

The Bay + Chemistry ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Nitrates ,[object Object],Phosphates PO 4 -3 Excess Nutrients

Excess Nutrients Automobile Exhaust

Aren’t Nutrients Good?? ,[object Object],[object Object]

Algae Underwater Plants Fish and Animals Cuts off light to Stop creating Dissolved Oxygen for Dead Waterway Suffocate

Toxic Chemical Contaminants ,[object Object]

Toxic Chemicals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Toxic Chemicals Automobile Exhaust

Wet Deposition Precipitation dissolves the chemicals in the air as it falls.

Dry Deposition Chemicals that are heavier than air slowly drop out and deposit on the Earth’s surface.

How can we reduce EXCESS NUTRIENTS? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

How can we reduce TOXIC CHEMICALS? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

How can we reduce AIR POLLUTION? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Brainstorm: What tests should we do on our trip to the Bay?

This is NOT The End… ,[object Object]

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