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Study shows Bay clean up helps boost underwater grasses
July 28, 2010
A major new study comparing water quality and coverage of underwater grasses throughout Chesapeake Bay from 1984 to 2006 shows a clear link between the abundance of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) and levels of nitrogen in Bay waters. When nitrogen levels rise, SAV coverage decreases. When nitrogen levels fall, SAV meadows expand.

CBL Aquatic Toxicologist Carys Mitchelmore Informing Policymakers about Dispersants and the Gulf Oil Spill
June 10, 2010
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory scientist Dr. Carys Mitchelmore has played an active role in the public discussion after the Deepwater Horizon explosion by providing expert testimony at several Congressional hearings and through the media.

Dr. Denise Yost to Hawaii
June 9, 2010

UMCES Scientists Respond to Gulf Oil Spill
May 26, 2010
Since the explosion of the oil rig Deepwater Horizon, researchers from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science are playing an active role in determining long-term damage to the ecosystem and providing science-based analysis to policymakers and natural resource managers working to minimize the impact of this environmental tragedy.

Stephen Colbert talks mountaintop mining with CBL Director Margaret Palmer on “The Colbert Report”
January 16, 2010
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Director Margaret Palmer believes there's a better way to mine for coal than blowing the tops off mountains, and shares what she knows with Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report.

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