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What's New Getting to know Toronto's sewers The Toronto Star (1/11) While California may live with the specter of The Big One waiting to strike at a any moment, Toronto rang in the New Year with headlines that threatened our own catastrophic event: The cracking of a half-century old trunk sewer could potentially fill the Don River with raw sewage. Windsor No. 3 raw sewage offender The Windsor Star (6/30) Windsor was the third-largest polluter in the province dumping sewage into the Great Lakes, according to data collected 18 months ago by an environmental advocacy group. Pollen leaves water yellow The Port Huron Times Herald (6/25) About that yellow stuff mixing with the water of Lake Huron and lapping at beaches in Lakeport, Mich.: it's nothing to worry about. In fact, the yellow stuff is pollen. Swimming with E. coli The Economist (6/25) The Great Lakes comprise one-fifth of the world’s surface fresh water. They have also endured centuries of abuse. But advocates are cheerful these days, as restoration is increasingly seen as an economic boon, not a drain. Mich. high court won't hear appeal on manure rules CNBC (6/24) The Michigan Supreme Court will not consider whether the state's program regulating 200 large livestock and poultry farms violates the federal Clean Water Act, letting a legal victory for environmentalists stand. COMMENTARY: What do we owe the Chicago River? Disinfection The Huffington Post (6/24) While the Chicago River is getting much cleaner, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District continues to put water containing bacteria associated with a bevy of waterborne illnesses back into the water.
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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