Pollution In The Chesapeake Bay

Running Head : POLLUTION IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY

Pollution in the Chesapeake Bay

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Pollution in the Chesapeake Bay

Introduction

Water is one of resources that are needed by humans to survive . Water supports all forms of flora and fauna . Water covered the two thirds of earth 's surface and 75 percent of human body . Water circulates in land as it does inside the body transporting and dissolving vital elements to sustain life

Chesapeake Bay is one of the golden treasures of the United States

. It is one of the largest waterways in the country with a diverse ecosystem which includes habitats and food webs . The Bay with its rivers , forests and wetlands provide protection and home to various organisms . The different types of fish reside in the Bay and its channels or utilize its waters in migrating from one place to another (About the Bay , n .d

The enormity of the Bay covers the District of Columbia and six other states which are Pennsylvania , New York , Maryland , Delaware , West Virginia and Virginia . The Bay is connected to 150 rivers and streams (Larsen , 1998

The Chesapeake Bay is a breathtaking place , with its wonderful and profound history and beauty that makes it incomparable to any other place . The 17 million Native Americans residing in the Bay , shaped the rich history of the watershed that comprised battles , shipwrecks and explorations done in its clear waters (Facts and History , n .d

Chesapeake Bay is known as the drowned ancestral valley...