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Great Lakes Cities’ Sewer Designs Mean Waste in the Waters

by D. Rosenthal 4 May 20203 November 2021

In older cities, a single system of pipes may transport sewage and stormwater runoff. As the climate crisis brings more intense storms, urban areas like Toronto are overhauling their drainage systems.

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Mapping Nutrient Inputs in the Great Lakes Basin

by Aaron Sidder 25 March 202029 September 2021

A new tool links nitrogen and phosphorus applications to land use classifications to better understand where and how much of the nutrients enter watersheds in the U.S. Great Lakes Basin.

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Algae Blooms and Gas Wells Drive Lake Erie Methane Emissions

by R. Heisman 29 March 20162 November 2021

In one of the first studies to investigate large lakes as methane sources, researchers found that Lake Erie is releasing more of the potent greenhouse gas than expected.

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Miners Left a Pollution Trail in the Great Lakes 6000 Years Ago

by J. Rosen 24 December 201429 September 2021

Scientists find evidence of ancient copper mining in polluted lake sediments from Isle Royale National Park.

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