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Published: 2000

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 9781894280136

To manage its human & financial resources, the International Joint Commission establishes priorities based on advice it receives from its advisory boards. This report lists Commission priorities for 1997-99 and defines & describes specific investigations undertaken to support each priority in chapters prepared by four advisory groups. Findings, conclusions, and recommendations arising from these investigations are also presented. Chapter 1 is from the Great Lakes Science Advisory Board and covers such matters as critical pollutants, water quality criteria, remedial action plans, non-point pollution sources, and emerging issues. Chapter 2 is from the Great Lakes Water Quality Board, covering such topics as environmental protection, regulating point sources, contaminated sediment, and impacts of aquaculture. Chapter 3 reviews findings from status assessments & other initiatives related to human health. Chapter 4, from the Indicators Implementation Task Force, reviews activities to investigate environmental indicators that could be used to monitor progress under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Chapter 5, from the Great Lakes Council of Research Managers, summarizes activities related to identification of research needs & priorities. The last chapter is from the International Air Quality Advisory Board and includes a review of air contaminant modelling research and a summary of an air quality workshop.