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Algae BloomsDetroit RiverFeature HomepageLake ErieLake HuronLake St. ClairLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Water Authority monitoring Detroit River for algal bloom threat
-A new floating sensor in the Detroit River is the first to be placed at the head of the water authority’s intake. Researchers are hoping it will contribute to our understanding of algal blooms and the risk they pose.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchTorontoThe next source of trouble for Great Lakes fish populations: tires
-A tire chemical that was poisoning fish out West has been discovered in two Lake Ontario tributaries.
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Feature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsFilter Fix: Study shows washing machine filters keep harmful microfibers out of the Great Lakes
-The Ontario study found a 41% reduction in both microplastic and cotton fibers in wastewater for people who were using the filter.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLake HuronLatest NewsNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyAnimal Check: New project to monitor aquatic species that live near proposed nuclear storage sites
-Nuclear Waste Management Organization and the University of Guelph this summer began a new project to help understand the potential environmental impact of the proposed underground nuclear waste storage sites.
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Lake Superior Summer: Blue-green algal blooms come to a lake once believed immune
-As the deepest and most northern of the Great Lakes, Superior was once thought immune to algal blooms, which is why it was such a shock when the first report of blue-green algae came in 2012.
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Duckling Docks: Toronto installs floating docks to save drowning birds
-Parts of Toronto’s harbor are lined by high dock lines intended for ships, making it impossible for ducks to climb out and rest. But a series of low, floating docks recently installed by PortsToronto should change that.
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Plastic Impact: Canada launches multi-year study of microplastics in water and soil
-Results from previous research have offered conflicting evidence about the particles’ impact on aquatic creatures.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTorontoWater Quality and Restoration EffortsChemical Impact: Microplastic pollution more complex than we think, says new research
-Microplastics act like a chemical sponge, soaking up contaminants such as persistent organic pollutants and heavy metals. Those chemicals, in turn, appear to be causing deformities in larval fish.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchBolder Fish: New study looks at how pandemic antidepressant use might affect freshwater ecosystems
-While antidepressants offer a better quality of life to millions of humans, they are among the most commonly detected medications in aquatic ecosystems where they could be causing changes to the behavior of fish and insects.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTorontoWater Quality and Restoration EffortsSalt Levels: The effects of wintertime de-icing linger in Toronto-area rivers in the summer
-A study found high enough amounts of chloride in four Greater Toronto Area rivers to put at least two-thirds of aquatic life at risk during early stages of their development.
