Water Quality Is Improving Due to Declines in Atmospheric Nitrogen Pollution (IMAGE)

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Water Quality Is Improving Due to Declines in Atmospheric Nitrogen Pollution

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A new study shows that the reduction of pollution emissions from power plants in the mid-Atlantic is making an impact on the quality of the water that ends up in the Chesapeake Bay.

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Amy Pelsinsky/University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

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