Many estuaries have been degraded by nitrogen pollution coming from urban and agricultural run-off, which can lead to algal blooms and eutrophication.
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About the project
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Keywords: oyster, water quality, ecosystem services, nitrogen
Reserves: Guana Tolomato Matanzas, FL
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About the project
A multi-Reserve study explored the feasibility of including high frequency, in situ chlorophyll a monitoring in the National Estuarine Research Reserve System-wide Monitoring Program (NERR SWMP).
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Keywords: SWMP, water quality, harmful algal bloom, nutrient pollution, monitoring
Reserves: Elkhorn Slough, CA, Grand Bay, MS, Great Bay, NH, Guana Tolomato Matanzas, FL, He‘eia, HI, Lake Superior, WI, Mission Aransas, TX, North Inlet-Winyah Bay, SC, Old Woman Creek, OH, Padilla Bay, WA, Sapelo Island, GA, Wells, ME
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This series of field and classroom-based experiments allows middle school students explore the problem of microplastics.
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Keywords: stormwater, nonpoint source pollution, education (K-12)
Reserves: North Carolina
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This curriculum resource book, developed by Duke University Maine Lab, describes a series of water quality activities for high school classes, including background material and worksheet handouts.
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Keywords: stormwater, watershed, education (K-12)
Reserves: North Carolina
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This document contains three lesson plans developed as part of a 2016 Collaborative Research project. The lesson plans help students explore the causes and impacts of stormwater discharges.
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Keywords: K-12 education, stormwater, water quality, nutrient pollution, runoff, pathogen
Reserves: North Carolina