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Drinking WaterFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsNewsOhioScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
How much plastic is in the Great Lakes?
-A new documentary explores the impact of microplastics in the Great Lakes.
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Case Western Reserve University alumni roll out microplastic filtration system for washing machines
-The creators of the CLEANR filtration system says it can remove 90% of microplastics from the wash cycle. Studies show washing machines are a primary source of microplastic pollution.
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Donté SmithDrinking WaterFeature HomepageLatest NewsLisa John RogersWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Everything to know about microplastics in the Great Lakes
-Microplastics are an urgent issue in the Great Lakes. Learn what’s causing them, how it affects health and what you can do.
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What’s being done about plastic trash getting into the Great Lakes?
-As researchers learn more about the hazards of plastics and microplastics in the Great Lakes, it’s becoming clear Canada and the U.S. need to cooperate in stopping the pollution.
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Great Lakes Protection Fund: Award celebrates work tackling plastics, invasives, equity
-This year’s Great Lakes Protection Fund leadership award winners were announced Tuesday, with the theme of driving change to improve the health of the Great Lakes.
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Feature HomepageLatest NewsNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
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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Algae may vacuum microplastics, but also indicates greater health threat
-A type of algae that a recent study found collects microfibers brings up questions about microplastic pollution impacts and how it could affect human health.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Plastic debris is getting into the Great Lakes, our drinking water, and our food
-Watershed cleanups are popular ways of dealing with local plastic pollution, but once large plastic trash disintegrates into microplastics, they’re nearly impossible to pick up.