The Dead Zone

Now that you have an idea of where we are, what some of the abiotic factors that affect water quality are, and how excess nutrients can affect those abiotic factors, you need to figure out if the new community down the street is really the reason why you can’t catch any fish or crabs. How does the way humans use land around a river affect the water quality?

Download and complete the following activity to help you understand how land use affects water quality.

Your group work, participation, and journal responses will be assessed using the rubric below.