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What's New Protest of PCB landfills near Akwesasne planned North Country Public Radio (5/17) Environmental activists will gather at a park in Massena, New York, tomorrow to protest the ongoing presence of toxic PCBs in the area. Weighing environmental, economic impacts of dredging Great Lakes Echo (4/25) Record low water levels spurred the Michigan government to spend over $20 million on dredging to enable recreational and commercial boating to continue. Some worry that the dredging may have other costs. Dredging can churn up historical contaminants Great Lakes Echo (4/4) Dredging may be a solution to Great Lakes low water, but it can also lead to contaminated sediments re-merging into the water. The Grand Calumet’s road to recovery Great Lakes Echo (1/25) The Grand Calumet sediment clean up and wetland restoration are being funded by the Great Lakes Legacy Act, a law meant to deal with contaminated sediment from years past. Grand Calumet River delivers toxic load to Lake Michigan Great Lakes Echo (1/24) The Grand Calumet has long been known as one of the nation’s most polluted rivers-it carries materials from overflowing sewers during heavy rains, contaminated sediment pulled from the river bottom, industrial run-off and contaminated groundwater into Lake Michigan. Brownfields provide opportunity to Duluth Northland's NewsCenter (1/23) The city of Duluth is looking at contaminated land in a new light--areas of potential development.
General Resources Contaminated Sediments Great Lakes Dredging Team A listing of resources dealing with dredging issues. Contaminated Sediments and the Great Lakes University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute This fact sheet explains how contaminants build up in sediment, how they affect the food chain and why the Great Lakes are susceptible. Environmental Dredging U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Great Lakes Regional Headquarters Contaminated sediments have been dredged for environmental remediation at more than 30 Great Lakes sites. (Section 312 of WRDA 1990, as amended.) Great Lakes Basin Program for Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Great Lakes Commission The Basin Program's purpose is to coordinate the efforts of the various levels of government with the specific goal of protecting and improving Great Lakes water quality by controlling soil erosion and sedimentation. Guide to GLNPO Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments (ARCS) Program U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Great Lakes National Program Office (GLINPO) Provides the final summary report for ARCS as well as background information. Moving Mud: Remediating Great Lakes Contaminated Sediments U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) Highlights sediment projects--including assessments, feasibility studies, remedial designs and remediations--funded during FY 1993-1996. Nearshore Processes Program Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) Implemented in 1993, this program provides quantitative understanding of the transport, transformation, and fate of the contaminated materials and sediments as affected by hydrodynamic processes in the coastal nearshore region of the Great Lakes. Realizing Remediation U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) A summary of contaminated sediment remediation activities in the Great Lakes basin. Sediments Research Web An online community designed to promote improvements in the management and remediation of contaminated sediments.
Publications Guidance for In-Situ Subaqueous Capping of Contaminated Sediments U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) Includes descriptions of the processes involved with in-situ capping, identification of the design equirements of an in-situ capping project and a recommended sequence for design. Preliminary Investigation of the Extent and Effects of Sediment Contamination in White Lake, MI U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) This investigation was conducted to define the ecological effects of the heavy metal contamination in Tannery Bay and to assess heavy metal contamination in eastern White Lake.
Related Resources GLIN: Dredging in the Great Lakes Region GLIN: Hazardous Materials and Spills in the Great Lakes Region GLIN: Soil Erosion in the Great Lakes Region GLIN: Toxic Contamination in the Great Lakes Region
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