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In 2007, the Severn Riverkeeper Program again carried out a water quality monitoring project whose
principal objective was to assess the hypoxia/anoxia problems
revealed in the 2006 monitoring project. Regular monitoring
for dissolved oxygen, salinity, temperature, and surface optical clarity
was carried out at a series of monitoring stations based largely
on those used in 2006. Dissolved oxygen levels in Round Bay and
Asquith Creek were monitored more intensively, in
conjunction with measurements of hydrogen sulfide and benthic
organisms. Monitoring results are available as an
on-line
Excel file, with updates posted periodically over the course of
the summer.
The complete
2007 Monitoring Report is available online as a pdf. The
accompanying 2008 SevernStat Report, which was delivered to the Governor in
March 2008, is also available. |