Pollution in the Great Lakes
Through combined sewer overflow, agricultural and stormwater runoff, and various other paths, possible toxic contaminants find their way into coastal waters around the world. These toxins sink to the bottom of lakes, rivers, and oceans and accumulate in sedimentary deposits. Usually the concentration of toxins in the sediment is far greater than it is in the waters above. The dangerous aspect of this pollution is that changing weather patterns, high winds, and strong currents can disperse contaminants into the water where that accumulate in plant and animal tissue. Frequently, the build-up of contaminants in plant and animal tissue is in far greater concentrations than it is in the environment. Every year states across the U.S. declare "beach closings at rivers, lakes, and oceans due to disease causing microorganisms"(EPA 1). These areas are the victims of industrial effluents, sewage overflows, polluted storm runoff, and boating wastes. Swimming in areas with high levels of harmful bacteria, viruses, and various other pathogens can cause illnesses that range from a sore throat to meningitis or severe gastroenteritis(EPA 1). A major area of concern is the Great Lakes. Toxic pollutants plague this
2. Office of Water. "EPA Programs: BEACH Watch." Online. Netscape Navigator. 20 February 1999. Available: http://www.epa.gov/OST/beaches/epa.html International Joint Commission: Canada and the United States. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. "Summary Report of the Lake Erie Great Lakes Commission. Online. Netscape Navigator. 21 Feb. 1999 area. Through the collaborative efforts of Canada, the United States, and the International Joint Commission programs have been established with the needs of this fragile ecosystem in mind. Funding in the form of grants, awards, loans, and other investment mechanisms have been put together to build a program that promotes the overall fitness of this fragile ecosystem and all its inhabitants. This paper will discuss the various problems that are degrading the Great Lakes environment, the institutions that are committed to ensuring the natural cycle of this incredible landmark and the means by which they do this, and the obstacles that groups, programs, and counteries have encountered to progress. such obvious signs of pollution. There is also a significant lack remediate contaminated sediments. Contaminated sediment is a remediated. Among other obstacles to progress there are the Wastewater Management Study. June 1983. 1-6.
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