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- — January 27, 2014
White Lake: A Timeline of Its Turnaround

White Lake was placed on the Great Lakes Areas of Concern list in 1985 after organic solvents were found leaching in. Its water quality was impacted by contaminated sediment, high[…]

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- — January 15, 2014
Research Summary: Lake Erie’s Ecological History as Recorded by Phytoplankton

Lake Erie’s water quality has fluctuated since European settlement due to cultural eutrophication and the effects of invasive species. Our attempts to understand the cause-and-effect linkages between observed ecosystem changes[…]

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- — January 13, 2014
Upsides to Great Lakes Ice Cover

The Great Lakes saw rapid and thick ice formation during the recent cold plunge. The basin as a whole is seeing its highest levels of ice cover in 20 years.[…]

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- — December 18, 2013
Research Summary: Tributary Phosphorus Monitoring in the U.S. Portion of the Laurentian Great Lakes Basin: Drivers and Challenges

The Laurentian Great Lakes Basin is home to a vast human population and ecosystem with competing demands for land and water, giving rise to concerns associated with resource health and[…]

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