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Chesapeake Bay Program
The Chesapeake Bay Program at Old Dominion University (ODU) collects data to support the objectives of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to restore the environmental health of the Chesapeake Bay. 切萨皮克湾监测项目, initiated in 1985, 是一个多用途的项目,包括由ODU进行的长期研究. 目的是描述海湾的现状, 确定长期趋势, 并提供对生态相互作用的见解. The program provides information necessary to measure effectiveness of point and non-point source programs in reducing nutrient input to the Bay and determine progress towards achievement of living resources and water quality habitat goals. This program also provides data for calibration/validation/verification of computer simulation models used for developing Chesapeake Bay restoration strategies.
弗吉尼亚切萨皮克湾监测项目的主要目标是:
描述切萨皮克湾下游地区的环境健康状况. To conduct trend analyses on long-term data to relate temporal trends in the living resources to changes in water and/or sediment quality. To warn of environmental degradation by producing an historical data base that will allow annual evaluations of biotic impacts. The Chesapeake Bay Program at ODU provides technical support for the research community in the form of specialized facilities, 最先进的设备和高质量的分析和操作服务. 四个研究实验室是底栖生物生态学实验室, Phytoplankton Laboratory, 以及水质实验室. Moreover, 我们为整个大学的教职员工和学生提供新的研究机会, 特别是在任务导向和多学科环境研究领域. Learn More