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Bay 101: Water Clarity



July 13, 2011

Why is water clarity important?  Well, for starters everything that lives in the Chesapeake Bay depends on it for survival.  Adam Davis of the Chesapeake Research Consortium explains, and demonstrates a Secchi disc that scientists use to measure water clarity.

Produced by Matt Rath
Music: “A Moment of Jazz” by Ancelin

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