General resources
GLIN: Lakewide Management Plans (LaMPs)
GLIN: People in the Great Lakes Region
GLIN: Demographics of the Great Lakes Region
EPA: Great Lakes Human Health Program
EPA: Office of Water
EPA: Human Health
EPA: Human Health for Kids and Teachers
Environment Canada: Water
Health Canada: Environmental Health Program
Health Canada: Water Quality

Drinking water
GLIN: Water Quality
EPA: Drinking Water Standards and Contaminants
EPA: Water on Tap (consumer's guide to drinking water)
Environment Canada: Water Quality
Health Canada: Drinking Water Away From Home
Health Canada: Drinking Water Guidelines
Health Canada: Chlorinated Water and Health Effects
Health Canada: What's in your Well?
Health Canada: Publications related to Drinking Water
WHO: Water and Sanitation: Drinking Water Quality

Recreational water
GLIN: Water Quantity and Use
GLIN: Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Water Levels
GLIN: BeachCast
GLIN: Boating
GLIN: Canoeing and Kayaking
GLIN: Cruises
GLIN: Fishing
GLIN: Scuba Diving
EPA: Beach Watch
EPA: Swimmability Index
Health Canada: Guidelines For Recreational Water Quality

Fish consumption advisories
Illinois | Indiana | Michigan | Minnesota | New York
Ohio | Ontario | Pennsylvania | Québec | Wisconsin
Regionwide

Illinois
Illinois Fish Consumption Advisories
An Expectant Mother's Guide to Eating Illinois Fish (PDF)
Fish Advisories in Illinois
Sport Fish Consumption Advisory
Illinois Fish and Your Health
Fish contaminant Monitoring
Ohio River Advisory

Indiana
Indiana Fish Consumption Advisories
State of Indiana Fish Consumption Advisory
Angling Indiana Fish Consumption Advisory
Fish Consumption Risk Assessment (PDF)
Ohio River Advisory

Michigan
Michigan Fish Consumption Advisories
Michigan Fish Advisory
A Family's Guide to Eating Fish from the Lake Erie Basin

Minnesota
Minnesota Fish Consumption Advisories
Fish Consumption Advice
Fish Consumption Safe Eating Guidelines
Eat Fish Often? A Minnesota Guide to Eating Fish (PDF)
Contaminants in Minnesota Fish

New York
New York Fish Consumption Advisories
Health Advisory: Chemicals in Sport fish and Game
A Family's Guide to Eating Fish from the Lake Erie Basin
Health Advisory for Fish Consumption

Ohio
Ohio Fish Consumption Advisories
Ohio Fish Consumption Advisory
Ohio Sport Fish Consumption Advisory (PDF)
Guidelines for Fileting Your Fish
A Family's Guide to Eating Fish from the Lake Erie Basin
Ohio River Advisory

Ontario
Eating Ontario Sport Fish
A Family's Guide to Eating Fish from the Lake Erie Basin
Mercury and Fish Consumption
Information on mercury levels in fish

Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Fish Consumption Advisories
Public Health Advisory: Fish Consumption
A Family's Guide to Eating Fish from the Lake Erie Basin
Statewide Fish Consumption Advisory
Ohio River Advisory

Québec
Mercury and Fish Consumption
Information on mercury levels in fish

Wisconsin
Wisconsin Fish Consumption Advisories
Fish Consumption Advisories
Fox River/Green Bay Fish Consumption Advisory (PDF)
Eating Safe Fish Information
Mercury in Wisconsin Fish

Regionwide
Great Lakes Fish Consumption Advisories
Safety of Great Lakes Fish for Consumption
Contaminants in Fish of the Great Lakes
Mercury in the Upper Midwest
Contaminant Trends in Great Lakes Fish
How to enjoy fish safely (PDF)
What about the food we eat? What about the fish?

Other issues
GLIN: Human Health Effects of Pollution
GLIN: Toxic Contamination
GLIN: Contaminated Sediments
GLIN: Hazardous Materials and Spills
GLIN: Areas of Concern (AOCs) in the Great Lakes Region
GLIN: Remedial Actions Plans (RAPs) for the Great Lakes Areas of Concern
GLIN: Pollution Prevention
TEACH: Water pollution in the Great Lakes
EPA: The Plain English Guide to the Clean Air Act
EPA: Students and Teachers' Radiation Protection Pages
Environment Canada: Water Pollution
ATSDR: Hazardous Substance Release and Health Effects Database

Research & reports
GLIN: Environmental Research in the Great Lakes Region
EPA/ATSDR: The Effects of Great Lakes Contaminants on Human Health
Environmental Health Perspectives: Human Health, the Great Lakes, and Environmental Pollution
IJC Health Professionals Task Force: Health Effects Review
National Council for Science and the Environment: Great Lakes Water Quality: Current Issues
Environment Canada: Nearshore Waters of the Great Lakes: Human Health

Agencies & organizations
GLIN: United States Federal and State Government
GLIN: Canadian Federal and Provincial Government
GLIN: Water Agencies and Organizations in the Great Lakes Region
GLIN: Pollution Agencies and Organizations in the Great Lakes Region
GLIN: Recreational Agencies and Organizations
TEACH: Educational Agencies and Organizations

Agreements & laws
GLIN: Laws and Policies of the Great Lakes Region
GLIN: Environmental Justice
TEACH: Great Lakes Law and Policy
Environment Canada: Water Policy and Legislation
Commission for Environmental Cooperation: Summary of Environmental Law in North America

Human Health and the Great Lakes design and maintenance provided by
the Great Lakes Commission

Photos: Great Lakes National Program Office of the U.S. EPA
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