Lake Scientist

- — August 24, 2010
Federal judge will hear Asian carp case

After months of trying, five Great Lakes states will have their day in court to argue for Chicago-area lock closures to stop the Asian carp. A three-hour initial hearing was[…]

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- — August 23, 2010
Mixed results obtained from Georgia water quality sampling effort

Some Georgia waters have recently been deemed unsuitable for swimming or wading following a water quality analysis of 50 sites throughout three counties this month. The risk assessment is based[…]

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- — August 23, 2010
Cleanup of Kalamazoo River oil spill will take months

A series of mandatory tests will soon begin on the oil pipeline that ruptured last month and sent roughly 820,000 gallons of crude oil into a Lake Michigan tributary. When[…]

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- — August 20, 2010
Low DO in Lake Taneycomo has become a high priority

Dissolved oxygen levels in water poured from Missouri’s Table Rock Dam into Lake Taneycomo have been an immense concern to both the general public and state conservation officials. The quality[…]

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