Death of the Chesapeake ：A History of the Military's Role in Polluting the Bay

Publication subTitle ：A History of the Military's Role in Polluting the Bay

Author： Richard Albright  

Publisher： John Wiley & Sons Inc‎

Publication year： 2013

E-ISBN: 9781118756515

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9781118686270

Subject： E19 military history;E2 Chinese Military

Language： ENG

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Description

In essence this book deals with an area that contributes significantly to the pollution and degradation of Chesapeake Bay, but has been completely overlooked in many of the efforts to restore the Bay, specifically, the federal military pollution sources. The book also recognizes for the first time, that efforts to restore the Bay have failed because of violation of a fundamental precept of environmental cleanup; that is, to sample the site and see what is there. The Bay itself has never been sampled.

Thus 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 history, and novel solutions to the Bay's degradation.

In so doing, the author examines the military use of the Bay and reveals the extent of munitions dumpsites containing nitrogen and phosphorus as well as chemical warfare material, and how this is effecting the environment. The book concludes with the author's own clean-up plan that, if implemented, would go a long way to restoring health to Bay.

The book is supplemented with many photographs and maps.

Chapter

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Preface

Special Recognition for Those Who Enlightened the Author on Underwater Issues or on the Chesapeake Bay Itself

List of Acronyms

Introduction

1 The Formation of the Bay and Its Drainage Area

2 Nutrient Dynamics, Depletion, and Replenishment

3 Safety Issues with Old Munitions

4 Artillery Shells in the Bay

5 Bombs in the Bay

6 Mines and Torpedoes in the Bay

7 Military Munitions and Explosives Factories

8 Contamination from Military Constituents Leading to Environmental and Human Health Concerns

9 Chemical Weapons Sites on Chesapeake Bay or in the Watershed

10 Military Facilities Grouped by Specific Areas or on Specific Rivers

11 Radioactive Contamination

12 PCB and Other Ship Contamination

13 Environmental Justice

14 Cleaning Up the Bay’s Conclusion

Appendix I Executive Order and Comments

Appendix II Laws Protecting The Chesapeake Bay and Other Bodies of Water

Appendix III Military Facilities In The Norfolk, Virginia Area Coast Guard Restrictions Due To Military Operations

Appendix IV Listing of Related Defense and Chesapeake Bay Research

Appendix V Title 33 – Navigation And Navigable Waters

Appendix VI Federal Facilities Superfund Sites

Appendix VII 1994 Tri Data

Appendix VIII Installations Within The Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Appendix IX Fish Advisories

Bibliography

Subject and Site Index

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