Chesapeake Bay Dead Zone: What Maryland Residents Should Know

Chesapeake Bay Dead Zone: What Maryland Residents Should Know

CALIFORNIA, Md. — The term “dead zone” can sound as though a section of the Chesapeake Bay suddenly becomes lifeless. The reality is more complicated. A Chesapeake Bay dead zone is an area where dissolved oxygen in the water falls so low that many aquatic animals have difficulty surviving there. Low-oxygen conditions are an important water-quality […]