Summer dead zones in Chesapeake Bay breaking up earlier

(University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science) A new study shows that dead zones in the lower Chesapeake Bay are beginning to break up earlier in the fall, which may be an indication that efforts to reduce nutrient pollution to the Bay are beginning to make an impact. Scientists from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science found that dead zones in the lower part of the Chesapeake Bay are getting smaller in the late summer thanks to a late-season replenishment of oxygen, a natural response to decreasing nutrient pollution.
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