Module D: Impacts on the Bay

What natural and man-made changes in environmental conditions affect organisms of the Bay?

Man made changes such as pollution from vehicles, factories, gas powered lawn tools, and farm operations has cause a negative impact on the Chesapeake Bay.

Air pollution becomes water pollution when wind and weather carry air pollution over long distances to the Chesapeake Bay. Atmospheric deposition occurs when pollution that is released into the air eventually falls back to the earth's surface, harming the area around the Bay and the Bay itself.

This pollution harms organisms in the water, causing the population to decline.

Other Changes:

~Population Growth

~Deforestation

~Invasive Species

~Stormwater Runoff

~Weather & Climate

~Chemical Contaminants

~Agriculture




Citation: http://www.chesapeakebay.net/issues/issue/air_pollution