Issues
Over the past decade more attention has been drawn to fish kills, algae blooms, low dissolved oxygen levels, loss of habitat, diminishing clam populations, and the rise in stinging Chrysaora quinquecirrha (Sea Nettle Jellyfish) populations in the bay. The reason for this is the extremely high amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus in the water, mainly due to fertilizers and other pollution. The Environmental Protection Agency monitors the health of the bay by testing at four locations as frequently as once a week in the summer months, when surface water can reach 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
Community members have also expressed concern over the impact of stored radiation at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Lacey Township. The plant is the oldest operating nuclear power plant in the United States and is scheduled to be retired by 2019.
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