Death of the Chesapeake : a history of the military's role in polluting the bay / [electronic resource]
by Albright, Richard D.
Material type: BookPublisher: Salem, Mass. : Hoboken, New Jersey : Scrivener ; Wiley, ©2013Description: 1 online resource (201 pages).ISBN: 9781118756515; 1118756517; 9781118756584; 1118756584; 1299619118; 9781299619111.Subject(s): Water -- Pollution -- Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) | Explosive ordnance disposal | Military bases -- Environmental aspects | War -- Environmental aspects | TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- General | Explosive ordnance disposal | Military bases -- Environmental aspects | War -- Environmental aspects | Water -- Pollution | Atlantic Ocean -- Chesapeake Bay | Electronic booksOnline resources: Wiley Online LibraryIncludes bibliographical references and index.
The Formation of the Bay and Its Drainage Area -- Nutrient Dynamics, Depletion, and Replenishment -- Safety Issues with Old Munitions -- Artillery Shells in the Bay -- Bombs in the Bay -- Mines and Torpedoes in the Bay -- Military Munitions and Explosives Factories -- Contamination from Military Constituents Leading to Environmental and Human Health Concerns -- Chemical Weapons Sites on Chesapeake Bay or in the Watershed -- Military Facilities Grouped by Specific Areas or on Specific Rivers -- Radioactive Contamination -- PCB and Other Ship Contamination -- Environmental Justice -- Cleaning Up the Bay's Munitons -- Appendix I: Executive Order and Comments -- Appendix II: Laws Protecting the Chesapeake Bay and Other Bodies of Water -- Appendix III: Military Facilities in the Norfolk, Virginia Area Coast Guard Restrictions Due to Military Operations -- Appendix IV: Listing of Related Defense and Chesapeake Bay Research -- Appendix V: Title 33 : Navigation And Navigable Waters -- Appendix VI: Federal Facilities Superfund Sites -- Appendix VII: 1994 Tri Data -- Appendix VIII: Installations within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed -- Appendix IX: Fish Advisories.
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