Lake Scientist

- — February 9, 2011
Findings released from five-year USGS study on water availability in the Great Lakes Basin

A five-year U.S. Geological Survey pilot study of water availability and use in the Great Lakes Basin recently concluded. According to the agency, the pilot project was part of a[…]

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- — February 8, 2011
Industrial pollutants isolated in eastern Lake Erie fish

New York researchers have documented evidence of two contaminants in eastern Lake Erie fish. The findings, published in the peer-reviewed journal Chemosphere in September, contributes to the growing body of knowledge[…]

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- — February 5, 2011
Buffalo State’s Great Lakes Center monitors ice from beneath

With aid from the Buffalo Police Underwater Recovery Unit and Buffalo Fire Department’s fireboat, the “Edward M. Cotter,” researchers from Buffalo State’s Great Lakes Center have deployed the first in[…]

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- — February 4, 2011
Proposed study would investigate record-low water level of White Bear Lake

Minnesota’s White Bear Lake has been achieving record-low water levels for the past several years, but researchers aren’t yet sure why. A proposed federal study would aim to further understand[…]

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