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1 Visual Environmental Education Guide Eutrophication Tracing Nutrient Pollution Back to Penns Creek

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4 guidetolivingnaturally.wordpress.com Negative Consequences of Eutrophication

5 vtmagazine.vt.edu

6 Chesapeake Bay A satellite image of Chesapeake Bay (lower) and Delaware Bay (upper) in the Middle Atlantic Bight umces.edu

7 Algae in the Chesapeake Bay Image from Ben Marsh

8 http://www.water-research.net/phosphate.htm

9 Changes in Land use and Population in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Image from W. M. Kemp

10 Summer Hypoxic Dead Zone Image from W. M. Kemp

11 Relative contributions of flow and nutrient load from tributaries entering Chesapeake Bay U.S. Department of the Interior, USGS

12 Chesapeake Bay Lowersusquehannariverkeeper.org

13 Nutrient and Sediment Pollution in the Susquehanna River

14 Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen in the Susquehanna Temperature – Red Line Dissolved Oxygen – Green Line

15 Penns Creek Penns Creek’s confluence with the Susquehanna

16 Nutrient and Sediment Pollution in Penns Creek

17 Local Example of Eutrophication Image from Ben Marsh

18 A Local Eutrophic Pond Image from Ben Marsh

19 Algal Communities in Penns Creek Percent Cocconeis, the dominant genus in the microslide diatom community. Snydercountry.org

20 Map of the study area showing the distribution of the 12 study sites Snydercountry.org

21 A Local Example of Poor Farming Practices Image from Ben Marsh,

22 A Local Example of Poor Farming Practices Image from Ben Marsh

23 A Local Example of Poor Farming Practices Image from Ben Marsh

24 Local Farm Spreading Manure Image from Ben Marsh

25 Best Management Practices Before: A stream bank damaged from livestock grazing After: The same stream bank after BMP (Best Management Practice) implementation, including installed fencing, livestock crossing, and tree- planting. Voicesweb.org


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