Water Quality Fact References

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water. National Water Quality Inventory: Report to Congress, 2004 Reporting Cycle ( PDF)  11 pp, 74K, About PDF). Washington, DC: Environmental Protection Agency, 2009. 29 Jan. 2009.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds. Protecting Water Quality from Urban Runoff (PDF) . 2 pp, 232K, About PDF. Washington, D.C.: Environmental Protection Agency, 2003. 29 Jan. 2009.

"Impervious Surfaces and Hydrologic Balances of Watersheds." Watershed Academy Web: Growth and Water Resources. 12 Sept. 2008. United States Environmental Protection Agency. 19 Feb. 2009

"Hypoxia 101. What is Hypoxia and what Causes it?" Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force. 2009. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds. 29 Jan. 2009

Diaz, Robert J, and Rutger Rosenberg. "Spreading Dead Zones and Consequences for Marine Ecosystems." Science 15 Aug. 2008: 926-929. American Association for the Advancement of Science. 29  Jan. 2009.

"Overview." Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia. 21 Aug. 2008. Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium. 29 Jan. 2009.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds. Wetlands: Protecting Life  and Property from Flooding (PDF). 4 pp, 286 K, About PDF Washington, D.C.: Environmental Protection Agency, 2006. 29 Jan.2009.

"Wetland Functions and Values." Watershed Academy Web. 12 Sept. 2008. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds. 29 Jan. 2009

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds. Economic Benefits of Wetlands (PDF). 4 pp, 281 K, About PDF. Washington, D.C.: Environmental Protection Agency, 2006. 29 Jan. 2009.

Dahl, T.E . 1990. Wetlands Losses in the United States 1780's to 1980's (PDF). 20 pp, 2.66 MB, About PDF.  U.S . Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, D.C .l3 pp.

Stedman, S. and T.E. Dahl. 2008. Status and Trends of Wetlands in the Coastal Watersheds of the Eastern United States 1998 to 2004 (PDF).  36 pp, 8.7 MB, About PDF. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, and U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service.

"Marine Debris; Habitat Protection." US EPA Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds. 4 Sept. 2008. United States Environmental Protection Agency. 19 Feb. 2009