Will the Chesapeake Become a Dead Zone?

The country’s largest estuary is critically threatened by pollution and climate change. The question is: Can it be saved?

In the 4,500-square-mile Chesapeake Bay, the country’s largest estuary, nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater treatment plants and urban and agricultural runoff continuously suffocate marine life.

LINK (via Scientific American)

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