Earth Science: Geology, the Environment, and the UniverseChapter 9:
Surface WaterWeb Links
| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Eutrophication | | This EPA site explains the dangers that can happen when marine environments undergo eutrophication. Visit this site and use the information to design a poster explaining marine trophic levels and how eutrophication damages them.
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http://www.epa.gov/maia/html/eutroph.html
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| Mississippi River Delta | | This site shows a really nice satellite image of the Mississippi River Delta, including its sediment plume. Write a short story about this area, including information on how the geology of this delta is important to the people who live there.
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http://plaza.ufl.edu/mrosenme/Miss_Delta.htm
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| Wetland Conservatin Compliance | | This site by the National Resource Conservation Service explains how the 1996 Farm Bill allowed current "Swampbuster" legislation more ways to protect wetlands. Use the information on this site to design a fact sheet that explains methods of wetland conservation and what is currently being done in the U.S.
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http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/wetlands/
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