{"product_id":"death-of-the-chesapeake-9781118686270","title":"Death of the Chesapeake","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis unique book focuses attention on the failure of current efforts to cleanup the Chesapeake Bay and suggests an approach often used in cleaning up environmentally damaged sites\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile military munitions sources contribute significantly to the pollution and degradation of Chesapeake Bay, they have been completely overlooked in many of the efforts to restore the Bay. \u003ci\u003eDeath of the Chesapeake\u003c\/i\u003e explores this important aspect of the nation''s environmental health. The book also recognizes for the first time that efforts to restore the Bay have failed because of the violation of a fundamental precept of environmental cleanup; that is, to sample the site and see what''s there. The Bay itself has never been sampled.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThus, this book presents a view of the environmental condition of Chesapeake Bay that is totally unique. It covers a part of the history of the Bay that is not widely known, including how the Bay was formed. It presents a mixture of science, military \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Summing Up: Recommended.  Academic and large public library collections in the Chesapeake Bay area.”  (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 March 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpecial Recognition for Those Who Enlightened the Author on Underwater Issues or on the Chesapeake Bay Itself xv\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eList of Acronyms xvii\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction xix\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The Formation of the Bay and Its Drainage Area 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Nutrient Dynamics, Depletion, and Replenishment 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Nutrient Loads and Oxygen Depletion 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Nitrogen and Phosphorus from Munitions 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Munitions Disposal Areas 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Chemical Weapons Disposal in the Bay 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Total Yearly Contaminant Loads from Federal Facilities Entering the Chesapeake Bay 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Sewage Contamination by Military Facilities 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Safety Issues with Old Munitions 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Old Explosives Can Spontaneously Detonate 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Artillery Shells in the Bay 29\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Bloodsworth Island Range 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Seacoast Artillery 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Fort Meade 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Naval Research Laboratory – Chesapeake Bay Detachment 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Aberdeen Proving Ground 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Bombs in the Bay 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Langley AFB 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Tangier Island 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Atlantic Test Ranges, Patuxent River, Maryland 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Plum Tree Island 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Ragged Point 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Hebron Bomber Airport (Intersection of Route 50 \u0026amp; Route 347) 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Accidental Bombing of Wittman, MD 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Mines and Torpedoes in the Bay 55\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 The Disappearing Droids of Chesapeake Bay 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Patuxent Naval Mine Warfare Test Station 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Military Munitions and Explosives Factories 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Triumph Industries 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 US Penniman Shell Loading Plant 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Chestertown, MD, Munitions Plant 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Contamination from Military Constituents Leading to Environmental and Human Health Concerns 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Potential Health Effects of the Munitions Constituents Closely Associated with Military Munitions 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Perchlorates 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Lead 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Explosive Contaminants 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Sampling for Military Contaminants 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Chemical Weapons Sites on Chesapeake Bay or in the Watershed 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Aberdeen Proving Ground 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Pooles Island 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Berlin, MD 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 American University Experiment Station 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Patuxent River Chemical Incineration 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Langley 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Naval Research Laboratory – Chesapeake Bay Detachment 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8 Washington Navy Yard 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.9 Tidewater Community College – Suffolk 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.10 Other Hampton Rhodes, Norfolk, Virginia Beach Sites 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Military Facilities Grouped by Specific Areas or on Specific Rivers 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Potomac River 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Anacostia River 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Severn River 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Norfolk (Hampton Rhodes Area) 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Radioactive Contamination 137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 PCB and Other Ship Contamination 141\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Navy Use of Polychlorinated Biphenyls 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Environmental Justice 149\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Cleaning Up the Bay’s Munitons 153\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix I 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExecutive Order and Comments 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix II 167\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaws Protecting the Chesapeake Bay and Other Bodies of Water 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix III 173\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMilitary Facilities in The Norfolk, Virginia Area Coast Guard Restrictions Due To Military Opperations 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix IV 179\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eListing Of Related Defense and Chesapeake Bay Research 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix V 181\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTitle 33 – Navigation and Navigable Waters 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix VI 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFederal Facilities Superfund Sites 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix VII 187\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1994 Tri Data 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix VIII 189\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstallations Within The Chesapeake Bay Watershed 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix IX 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