- Find five reputable sources with information about watersheds, watershed health, and watersheds in Virginia, USA for example Watwersheds Bull Run,Virginia and Potomac Maryland, and Chesapeake Bay, Virginia
- Cite the reference using APA formatting style.
- Identify the main topic of each article
- List at least three relevant facts from each one.
Example BELOW
Chesapeake Bay Program (ND). Learn the Issues: Nutrients. https:// topic: Excess nutrients in the Chesapeake Bay
Facts.
- Nutrients are crucial for plant and animal survival but too much can be harmful to fish, shellfish, and other aquatic life
- “During decomposition, [algal blooms resulting from excess nutrients] create low-oxygen “dead zones” that rob the water of oxygen and suffocate marine life.”
- Nitrogen and phosphorous are the nutrients of most concern
- Excess nutrients enter the bay in many ways, including
- discharge from wastewater treatment plants
- runoff from the land from fertilizer, septic systems, and manure
- air pollution from gas-powered machines (including vehicles and tools) and industries
- There are many things that can be done to lower the amount of nutrient pollution going into the bay, such as:
- reducing the amount of fertilizer used on lawns
- installing structures to capture and absorb rainfall
- replacing asphalt and concrete with a porous material
- avoiding the use of gas-powered vehicles and machines
