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MVMS Chesapeake Bay

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Estuary A partially enclosed body of water with a mixture of salt and fresh water. It is a basin where a river meets the ocean.
Watershed An area of land from which rain and snow melt drains into a river, stream or other body of water.
Phytoplankton Microscopic aquatic plants that make their own food through the process of photosynthesis.
Marsh A grassy wetland without trees that is usually seasonally flooded or wet.
Sediment Soil, silt and other material that is suspended in water and eventually settles to the bottom.
Tributary A stream or river that feeds into a larger body of water.
Nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) Essential for all living organisms. An excess of nutrients cause algae blooms.
SAV (Sumberged Aquatic Vegetation) Rooted underwater plants that grow in shallow zones where light penetrates.
Point source Pollution that comes from a single, identifiable source.
Nonpoint source Pollution that does not come from a single source.
Zooplankton Microscopic animals that cannot make their own food. Feeds on phytoplankton.
Brackish A mixture of fresh and salt water.
Runoff Water that has washed off the land into rivers and streams.
Salinity A measure of the saltiness in water.
Turbidity Cloudiness of the water due to suspensions of silt or sediments.
Dissolved oxygen Microscopic bubbles of gas mixed in the water.
Algae bloom A population explosion due to high level of nutrients. Blocks sunlight from reaching SAV.
Photosynthesis Process by which plants use carbon dioxide, water and sunlight to make oxygen and glucose (a type of sugar).
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