Coastal Water Quality Issues in Rhode Island
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works
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Published: 1992
Total Pages: 120
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Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works
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Published: 1992
Total Pages: 120
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Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2000-08-17
Total Pages: 422
ISBN-13: 0309069483
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEnvironmental 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.
Author: Margo Schulze-Haugen
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Published: 2003-01-01
Total Pages: 118
ISBN-13: 9780938412441
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis publication is a concise, richly visual guide to 44 highly migratory species, offering at-a-glance physical descriptions, habitat and distribution information, and diagnostic and field photographs, including side-by-side comparisons of many similar species. Includes information about reducing the risk of shark attack.
Author: United States
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Published: 2003
Total Pages: 674
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Transportation Safety, Infrastructure Security, and Water Quality
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Published: 2011
Total Pages: 64
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Published: 1985
Total Pages: 128
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 610
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Published: 1975
Total Pages: 324
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Published: 1981
Total Pages: 552
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Published: 1992-11
Total Pages: 1388
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