Bay Stressors

<body> <p>Home > Bay Pollutants -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To survive, the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers must endure an array of assaults from air, water and land. The watershed's worst problem is nutrient pollution, which is caused by the overabundance of the nutrients, nitrogen and phosphorus. Other problems are related to toxic chemicals, air pollution and landscape changes, along with sedimentation and the over-harvesting of living resources. Sediment Pollution: Where do sediments in the Bay come from? Sediments are a natural part of the Bay ecosystem. During periods of rain or melting snow, soil and other particles are carried off the land and into waterways. Soil erosion caused by wave action along the Bay shoreline is also a source of sediments in the Bay. Other natural processes that contribute to sediments in the Bay are wind, ice-flows and water currents......(Learn More) Nutrient Pollution: What are nutrients? | Nitrogen and phosphorous in the ecosystem | How can nutrients become pollutants | What are the sources | CBP & nutrient reduction | The Significance of Ammonia to Coastal and Estuarine Areas Sediment Pollution: General Overview | What are sediments? | Where do sediments in the Bay come from? | Why are sediments a problem? | CBP & sediment pollution | Reduce sediment loads to the Bay Air Pollution: Overview | Sources of air pollution | Impacts of air pollution | How does air pollution move? | Important terms | CBP & air pollution Toxics Pollution: What is toxics pollution? | Sources of toxics pollution | How toxics pollution enters the Bay | CBP & toxics pollution | Toxics 2000 Strategy | Reducing chemical contamination | Toxics Characterization | Fish Consumption Advisories Air Transport Graphic: Learn about the transport of pollutants in the air. Cause and Effect of Bay Stressors: See how various stressors impact the Bay. Regional Fish Consumption Advisories : How do toxics affect fish that you might eat? Air Pollutants and the Chesapeake Bay: A Microsoft PowerPoint presentation about air pollution. (4 MB) Status and Trends Viewer: The Water Quality Status & Trends Viewer creates a map of water quality status and trends. Select a water body and enter the monitoring criteria of interest to produce a custom map. A station report provides detail about the station and about the status and trend calculations. (learn more) Other Sites of Interest: The Pollution Factor: What we put into the Bay - Chesapeake Bay Foundation Chesapeake Bay: Measuring Pollution Reduction - U.S. Geological Survey Resources for the Future - Cross-Media Pollution and the Chesapeake Bay About.com - Chesapeake Bay Environmental Problems </body>