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Category : Estuarine pollution
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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NOAA's National Assessment of Nutrient Enrichment Conditions in Estuaries
Author: Effects of Nutrient Enrichment in the Nation's Estuaries
Author: Clean Coastal Waters
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309069483
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Environmental problems in coastal ecosystems can sometimes be attributed to excess nutrients flowing from upstream watersheds into estuarine settings. This nutrient over-enrichment can result in toxic algal blooms, shellfish poisoning, coral reef destruction, and other harmful outcomes. All U.S. coasts show signs of nutrient over-enrichment, and scientists predict worsening problems in the years ahead. Clean Coastal Waters explains technical aspects of nutrient over-enrichment and proposes both immediate local action by coastal managers and a longer-term national strategy incorporating policy design, classification of affected sites, law and regulation, coordination, and communication. Highlighting the Gulf of Mexico's "Dead Zone," the Pfiesteria outbreak in a tributary of Chesapeake Bay, and other cases, the book explains how nutrients work in the environment, why nitrogen is important, how enrichment turns into over-enrichment, and why some environments are especially susceptible. Economic as well as ecological impacts are examined. In addressing abatement strategies, the committee discusses the importance of monitoring sites, developing useful models of over-enrichment, and setting water quality goals. The book also reviews voluntary programs, mandatory controls, tax incentives, and other policy options for reducing the flow of nutrients from agricultural operations and other sources.
National Estuarine Eutrophication Assessment Update
Author: The National Estuary Program After Four Years
Author: Protecting and Restoring America's Great Waters
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Water Resources and EnvironmentPublisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
NOAA's Estuarine Eutrophication Survey
Author: Nitrogen Cycling in the Americas: Natural and Anthropogenic Influences and Controls
Author: Luiz A. MartinelliPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 140205517X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Advances in our understanding of the nitrogen cycle and the impact of anthropogenic activities on regional to global scales depend on the expansion of scientific studies to these fast-developing regions. This book presents a series of studies from across the Americas whose aim is to highlight key natural processes that control nitrogen cycling as well as discuss the main anthropogenic influences on the nitrogen cycle in both the tropical and temperate regions of the Americas.
Environmental Administrative Decisions
Author: United States. Environmental Protection AgencyPublisher:
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Category : Environmental law
Languages : en
Pages : 826
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