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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.
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Algae BloomsClimate ChangeDrinking WaterLake ErieLake SuperiorLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsinLake Superior Winter: Researchers belatedly turn their eyes to the impact of warming winters
-Over the past decade or so, scientists have been playing catch up when it comes to winter data, and they are discovering that winter conditions play a big role in determining what happens the following summer.
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Plastic Trap: New project pulls plastics out of the lakes, one floating garbage can at a time
-Along the Canadian Great Lakes coast, Seabins – devices that look like trash cans in the water but behave like vacuum cleaners – are being installed.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingClevelandClimate ChangeCOVID-19Feature ClevelandIndianaLatest NewsNewsOhioOntarioRecreation and TourismTourismWisconsinSummertime Spike: Great Lakes parks a source of balm and vexation for many during COVID-19
-This summer, pandemic-weary residents on both sides of the border flocked to national, state and provincial parks – many for the first time.
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Drinking WaterFreightersLatest NewsNewsOne DetroitOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeQuebecResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchThe ProvincesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsCanada Water Agency: Government hopes to consolidate water data and management
-Fresh water is abundant in Canada; data on that water a lot less so.
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Industry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake OntarioLatest NewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTorontoWater Quality and Restoration EffortsBlue Jeans Blues: Researchers find denim microfibers in Great Lakes
-The problem, which goes beyond synthetic fabrics, is one that some in the fashion industry are trying to solve.
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COVID-19DetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitFeature MilwaukeeFreightersLake St. ClairLatest NewsMichiganMilwaukeeNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinSewage Check: Great Lakes researchers look to wastewater for data on COVID-19
-The virus can be detected in infected people’s feces – sometimes even before they begin exhibiting symptoms.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingCOVID-19Island BasketballLake ErieLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsOhioOntarioPolicyProtectRecreation and TourismTourismU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWisconsinTaking It in Stride: How Great Lakes islanders are weathering the COVID-19 storm
-The tourism that usually rises around this time is on hold, but residents are battening down with ease.
