February 6 2013 a Anadromous Fish i Spawn fish in fresh water migrate to salt water 1 Sturgeon striped bass American shad river herring blueback alewife ii Dams b Chemicals we find in the Bay i PCBs ii Dioxins and Furans iii PAHs iv Petroleum Hydrocarbons v Pesticides vi Pharmaceuticals vii Household and Personal Care Products viii PBDEs ix Biogenic Hormones x Metals and Metalloids c Invasive Species northern snakehead d Summary i Phragmites an invasive species in marsh grass blue catfish i Chesapeake is a partially mixed estuary ii Precipitation storm events lead to excessive inputs of nutrients and sediments iii Nutrients stimulate primary production creating large dense algal blooms iv Blooms die and decomposition consumes oxygen making parts I of the Bay hypoxic and anoxic Governance a Chesapeake Bay Program Chronology b Other Precipitating Events i 1969 Cuyahoga River Catches Fire ii 1970 Environmental Protection Agency created iii 1972 Clean Water Act c Who is the Chesapeake Bay Commission i Policy leader in Chesapeake Bay restoration ii Tri State legislative commission 1 Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia iii Congressional Liaison iv 21 Members 1 15 general assembly members
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