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Stormwater trash in parking lot, in Maryland.
Stormwater trash in parking lot
Rain barrel in Fleet Street, Eastport, Annapolis in Maryland.
Rain barrel
Rain barrel in Fleet Street, Eastport, Annapolis in Maryland.
Rain barrel
Rain barrel with downspout in Fleet Street, Eastport, Annapolis in Maryland.
Rain barrel with downspout
Horse manure is composted on an Eastern Shore of Maryland farm.
Horse manure compost pile
Rain barrel on the side of a house.
Rain barrel
Conceptual diagram illustrating the nitrogen cycle, including the Haber-Bosch process.
The nitrogen cycle with Haber-Bosch process
Water discharge from a sandstone quarry into Pipe Creek in Sandusky, Ohio.
Quarry Discharge
Water discharge from a sandstone quarry into Pipe Creek in Sandusky, Ohio.
Quarry Discharge
Illustration showing sediment inputs.
Inputs: nutrients 2
Illustration showing sediment inputs.
Inputs: sediments 2
Island on the Magothy River in the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland
Magothy River
Sediment plumes in the Patapsco River.
Sediment Plumes
Sediment plumes in the Patapsco River.
Sediment Plumes
Sediment plumes in the Patapsco River.
Sediment Plumes
Upper reaches of Whitehall Creek.
Upper reaches of Whitehall Creek
Conceptual digram illustrating a rain barrel design to stop sediment and nutrients from running off property into storm drains.
Rain barrel
Conceptual diagram illustrating the important ecological functions that mangroves provide to the marine environment.
Mangrove ecological functions
Conceptual diagram illustrating how phytoplankton blooms in eastern Florida Bay and southern Biscayne Bay were sustained through feedback loops among ecosystem components.
Phytoplankton bloom feedback loops
Conceptual diagram illustrating the nitrogen cycle.
The nitrogen cycle
Multiple impacts threaten the natural resources of the Verde Island Passage. Human activity and natural threats include overfishing, destructive and illegal fishing practices, unsustainable coastal development, unsustainable land use practices, and natural disasters. Climate change threats include increased sea surface temperature, sea level rise, increased storm frequency and intensity, increased rainfall, and ocean acidification.
Threats to the marine resources of the Verde…
heavy rain on a large impervious area causes urban storm water runoff
Rain on Impervious Surface
Illustration of culvert
Culvert
Conceptual diagram illustrating the differences between surfaces that allow groundwater flow, and surfaces that restrict it, and how each affects groundwater quality.
Pervious vs. impervious surfaces
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