What Caused The Fish Die Off In The Chesapeake Bay?
The dead zone is caused by excessive nitrogen and phosphorus pollution from human activities entering our waterways. These nutrients feed the single-celled plants in the Bay called algae. When the algae die they sink to the bottom and are decomposed by bacteria. Oxygen is used up in this process. What is a fish kill and …
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