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What's New Steel plant outage resulted in sewage into St. Marys The Sudbury Star (11/19) Ontario's Ministry of the Environment is investigating the power outage at Essar Steel Algoma this week that resulted in untreated wastewater flowing into the St. Marys River. 584 pounds of medications turned in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (11/19) Residents of five Milwaukee County communities dropped off 584 pounds of unused or expired medications at their local police departments in recent months, as part of an effort to avoid the discharge of chemicals from discarded medications into Lake Michigan. Chicago Green City Market (11/18) Green City Market is Chicago’s only year-round farmers’ market promoting local, sustainable farmers, producers and chefs by connecting them to the public through educational programming and special events. Part 2: Foot dragging produces dioxin delays The Environment Report (11/10) The State of Michigan, the US Environmental Protection Agency and Dow Chemical are negotiating an agreement to clean up dioxin pollution in towns, two rivers and Lake Huron. Residents are asking why it's taken so long to get cleaned up. Solving E. coli issue could be long, drawn out process The Arenac County Independent (11/9) Although the E. coli in Arenac County's portion of Saginaw Bay may not be extremely harmful, Michigan's Department of Environmental Quality decided now was the time to address the situation. Part 1: A long history of dioxin delays The Environment Report (11/8) In 1981, Valdus Adamkus was appointed to a regional Environmental Protection Agency office. One of his jobs was to study dioxin pollution that got into the Great Lakes. His office compiled a report that said dioxin is a cancer risk, and that a Dow Chemical plant in Michigan was responsible for some dioxin pollution.
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.
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