Chesapeake Bay dissolved oxygen goal for restoration of living resource habitats. Reevaluation report No. 7C
Section I provides an introduction, including background on the need for developing this document, report objectives, and a brief summary of characteristics of dissolved oxygen in Chesapeake Bay. Sections II and III in the document establish and defend a dissolved oxygen restoration goal for Chesapeake Bay, based on extensive analysis and evaluation of research data. Section IV provides applications of the Goal and target concentrations to monitoring and modeling information. This section explains the relationships developed and how to use them to evaluate present and projected dissolved oxygen conditions in the Bay and its tributaries. Appendix B contains further details of the statistical approach used in this analysis.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Annapolis, MD (United States). Chesapeake Bay Program
- OSTI ID:
- 6911359
- Report Number(s):
- PB-94-194438/XAB; CBP/TRS-88/93
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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