Tag Archive for 'Chesapeake Bay'

Chesapeake Bay near the Rappahannock River Mouth, VA. Image credit: University of Delaware.

Researchers Find ‘Acid Zone’ in Chesapeake Bay

Aug 28, 2017 by News Staff

A team of researchers led by University of Delaware Professor Wei-Jun Cai has discovered a ‘pH minimum zone’ that occurs at a depth of 30-50 feet (10-15...

This map shows locations of Chesapeake Bay crater and coreholes; the black and red circular lines mark the outer edges of the inner and outer craters; the black circle marks the location of the deep corehole. Image credit: Sanford WE et al.

145-Million-Year-Old Seawater Found beneath Chesapeake Bay

Nov 15, 2013 by Natali Anderson

A new study published in Nature provides chemical, isotopic and physical evidence that groundwater found more than 3,200 feet deep under the Chesapeake...