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Showing posts with label nutrient contamination. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nutrient contamination. Show all posts
Thursday, July 19, 2012

Less Rain Means a Cleaner Bay

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Rainfall has been below normal. In the Washington Metropolitan area Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia are dependent on the...
Thursday, August 4, 2011

Nutrient Trading Markets, a Regulatory Pipe Dream

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Under the Clean Water Act Virginia is required to meet the “waste load allocations” contained in the Chesapeake Bay TMDL. This can be accomp...
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Thursday, February 10, 2011

Phosphorus in the Chesapeake Bay

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Phosphorus is essential for plant growth, but soils in Virginia are naturally low in phosphorus. Virginia soils require supplemental phospho...
Thursday, October 14, 2010

Tough Choices Ahead for Virginia

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The Chesapeake Bay and its tidal waters are impaired by amongst other things the release of excess nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment. These ...
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Elizabeth Ward,
Elizabeth was awarded an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh and an MS ChE from NYU Tandon School of Engineering, worked as a chemical engineer for both the US EPA in DC, and at DuPont before working in finance and then becoming consultant with Washington Advisors and is the author of "The Lenders Guide to Developing an Environmental Risk Management Program." Elizabeth retired from Washington Advisors and began her volunteer career and served 10 years as the Treasurer of the Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District.
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