World Community Grid: Using grid computing to understand an underwater world

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The Chesapeake Bay is suffering: excess nutrient levels in runoff from populated areas are leading to oxygen-depleted "dead zones." The Computing for Sustainable Water project modeled nutrient flows and oxygenation levels in the Bay and predicted the effectiveness of various environmental policies - helping policymakers understand the best and most cost-effective ways of preserving this important economic and ecological region.

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[zombie67]

Oh sure. Remind me again how I missed my blue badge. :mad:

[denim]

This subject is actually important to me because where I live is dependent on the chesapeake bay. I never made it to a bronze badge, the project ended so fast.