Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Great Lakes
Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Great Lakes

Author: Ronald A. Hites

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2006-02-09

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 9783540291688

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Pollution threatens the Laurentian Great Lakes and is a serious problem. This book examines what is known about the major classes of persistent toxic organic pollutants. Agricultural runoff, urban waste, industrial discharge, landfill leachate, and atmospheric deposition, are all to blame. Contamination of the various ecosystems is reviewed, and what is known about the effects of this pollution. This volume provides an invaluable resource for those in environmental research, measurements, and decision making concerning the Great Lakes.

Protecting the Great Lakes
Protecting the Great Lakes

Author: Barry Leonard

Publisher:

Published: 2007-12-01

Total Pages: 7

ISBN-13: 9781422317969

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The Great Lakes contain 95% of the fresh water in the U.S. & 20% of the fresh water in the world. Tens of millions of people in the U.S. & Canada depend on the Great Lakes for drinking water. In 1995 the EPA issued common-sense guidelines to reduce toxic pollution in the Great Lakes & ensure protection for the environment & people living in the area. Will this protection come at a reasonable cost? Results from a detailed evaluation of impacts for 3 communities in the region reveal that public health & environmental benefits will outweigh the costs of achieving those reductions. The 3 communities evaluated for this report were the Fox River near Green Bay, WI; the Saginaw River near Bay City, MI; & the Black River near Cleveland, OH. Illustrations.

The Control of Discharges of Toxic Pollutants Into the Great Lakes and Their Tributaries
The Control of Discharges of Toxic Pollutants Into the Great Lakes and Their Tributaries

Author: Jeffery A. Foran

Publisher: International Joint Commission, United States and Canada

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13:

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This report evaluates the status of components of jurisdictional regulatory programs for toxic substances in the Great Lakes basin. It presents a comparative analysis of selected portions of programs in the Great Lakes basin designed to regulate the discharge of toxic pollutants from point sources. The report focuses on differences in the concentration and mass of pollutants that may be discharged from point sources, based on a selected set of criteria and application procedures used in the Great Lakes basin.