Skip to Main Content
Chesapeake Bay News
  • Home
  • News
  • Information
  • Store
  • About
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact Us
  • Home
  • News
  • Information
  • Store
  • About
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact Us

hypoxia

14 Jun 2016

2016 Chesapeake Bay Dead Zone Forecast

by admin | posted in: Science-Research | 0

The 2016 mid-summer Chesapeake Bay hypoxic low-oxygen zone or “dead zone” will be approximately 1.58 cubic miles, roughly average, according to a two university study sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The nutrient loading, from the mouth … Continued

dead zones, hypoxia, Potomac River, research, science, susquehanna river, usgs
1 Jul 2015

2015 Chesapeake Bay Dead Zone Forecast

by admin | posted in: Environmental Issues | 0

Scientists are expecting that this year’s Chesapeake Bay hypoxic low-oxygen zone, also called the “dead zone,” will be approximately 1.37 cubic miles – about the volume of 2.3 million Olympic-size swimming pools. While still large, this is 10 percent lower … Continued

dead zones, environment, hypoxia, pollution, usgs
26 Sep 2010

NOAA Awards Grant to Study Hypoxia in Chesapeake Bay

by admin | posted in: Environmental Issues | 0

NOAA has awarded a team of researchers, led by the Smithsonian Institution, $634,047 as part of a planned five-year grant, estimated at nearly $1.6 million, to predict the impact of hypoxia on commercially and ecologically important finfish and oysters living … Continued

hypoxia, NOAA, research, science



Blog Disclosure

Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay
by north_america

© 2021 Chesapeake Bay News