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Shellfishing on Long Island Collapses 99% Since 1980, In Part From Nitrogen Pollution Leading to Harmful Algal Blooms and Habitat Destruction (via SCERP)

Shellfishing on Long Island Collapses 99% Since 1980, In Part From Nitrogen Pollution Leading to Harmful Algal Blooms and Habitat Destruction (via SCERP)

by Marshall Brown | Oct 17, 2013 | Education

Here is a infographic on the impact of Nitrogen on shellfish.
SCERP:  Nitrogenous Waste From Groundwater Polluted By Septic Tank Seepage and Lawn Fertilizer Creating Seasonal Dead Zones in Waters All Around Long Island, Especially The Long Island Sound

SCERP: Nitrogenous Waste From Groundwater Polluted By Septic Tank Seepage and Lawn Fertilizer Creating Seasonal Dead Zones in Waters All Around Long Island, Especially The Long Island Sound

by Marshall Brown | Oct 10, 2013 | Bay Friendly Yards, Cleaner Water, Fixing Habitats

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TOXIC BLUE GREEN ALGAL BLOOMS EXPAND TO NORTH SHORE, NORTH FORK

TOXIC BLUE GREEN ALGAL BLOOMS EXPAND TO NORTH SHORE, NORTH FORK

by Marshall Brown | Sep 30, 2013 | Featured

Post by SCERP Stony Brook Southampton Coastal and Estuarine Research Program.
Breach Report 9-19-13:  WSJ On The Breach: “The Kindest Cut of All”

Breach Report 9-19-13: WSJ On The Breach: “The Kindest Cut of All”

by Marshall Brown | Sep 19, 2013 | Cleaner Water, Featured

Needless to say, Save The Great South Bay is delighted about this article on the breach in today’s Wall Street Journal. Will James interviewed some top scientists — Carl LoBue of The Nature Conservancy, Chris Gobler of Stonybrook/SCERP, and Professor...

Via SCERP: HIGH LEVELS OF NITROGEN PROMOTE RUST TIDES ON LONG ISLAND

by Marshall Brown | Sep 18, 2013 | Education

Post by SCERP Stony Brook Southampton Coastal and Estuarine Research Program.
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