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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. Filter at East Bay park to reduce E. coli Traverse City Record-Eagle (5/12) With Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding, a new filter system at East Bay Park in Traverse City, Mich., is being built to help keep the popular swimming beach clear of a main culprit for E. coli contamination. Scotts drops phosphorus from lawn fertilizer The Columbus Dispatch (5/10) Scotts Miracle-Gro has removed phosphorus from its popular Turf Builder line of lawn fertilizer to help reduce the type of harmful algae blooms that have plagued waterways such as Grand Lake St. Marys and Lake Erie. COMMENTARY: State should focus on preserving fresh water resources The Oakland Press (5/8) The Oakland County water Resources Commissioner is hosting a Regional Storm Water Summit in the Fall of 2103 to facilitate regional collaboration on the important issue of storm water runoff. Winding through tunnels under Lake Erie WKYC-TV (5/1) A huge tunnel is being build under the city of Cleveland and part of Lake Erie to prevent about a billion gallons in sewer overflow from entering the Lake annually. Big melt causes sewage overflow into Lake Superior Duluth News Tribune (5/1) Spring runoff has caused an overflow of untreated sewage and water from Washburn’s treatment plant reservoir into Lake Superior along Chequamegon Bay.
General Resources Human Health and the Great Lakes U.S. EPA Region 5 / Great Lakes Commission Featuring information on hot topics like drinking water and fish consumption, Human Health and the Great Lakes provides complete and up-to-date information about issues of human health in the Great Lakes region. Also contains a comprehensive glossary of Great Lakes terms and several links to related online resources. Based on data taken from the EPA's Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP) studies. FoodWatch Environmental Defence Canada FoodWatch provides meaningful information and effective tools for making informed decisions about food safety, and act on these decisions to achieve better human and environmental health. Fox River Watch A project of the Clean Water Action Council of northeastern Wisconsin, this site contains extensive information for the public about PCB contamination of the Fox River and Green Bay, the proposed cleanup, and health effects of exposure to PCBs. Great Lakes Human Health Effects Research Program Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry The ATSDR research program is designed to investigate and characterize the association between the consumption of contaminated Great Lakes fish and short- and long-term harmful health effects. Hazardous Substance Release/Health Effects Database Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Hazdat provides access to information on the release of hazardous substances from Superfund sites or from emergency events and on the effects of hazardous substances on the health of human populations. MESB Reports Michigan Environmental Science Board The MESB investigates issues concerning the environment and human health at the request of the governor's office. Topics include fish advisories, mercury, lead, chlorine and low level radioactive waste. Midwest Center for Environmental Science and Public Policy The Midwest Center is committed to achieving sustainable improvements in human health and the environment through objective, unbiased research and education, and through science-based advocacy. NOAA Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory The NOAA Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health (CEGLHH) is a multi-disciplinary research center which will focus on understanding the inter-relationships between the Great Lakes ecosystem, water quality and human health. The Effects of Great Lakes Contaminants on Human Health U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) This report focuses on adverse human health effects of pollutants.
Related Resources GLIN: Agencies and Organizations, Environment GLIN: Ecosytem Management in the Great Lakes Region GLIN: Environmental Justice in the Great Lakes Region GLIN: Great Lakes Fish Consumption Advisories GLIN: People in the Great Lakes Region GLIN: Pollution Prevention in the Great Lakes Region
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