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Microplastics in the Lakes - Great Lakes Now Video

Article: Great Lakes microplastics concentrations exceed safe levels for wildlife

"We do not fully grasp the consequences of plastic pollution... you cannot recycle ourselves out of this situation, the solution of this is reduction. - Dr. Sherri Mason

Monitor Plastic Pollution on the Great Lakes with VAST!

Curious about coastal issues and want to learn more? Visit our Coastal Academy to read factsheets and other helpful resources!

Great Books about the Great Lakes

The Death and Life of the Great Lakes - Dan Egan, 2017

Web Overview - "The Great Lakes—Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior—hold 20 percent of the world’s supply of surface fresh water and provide sustenance, work, and recreation for tens of millions of Americans. But they are under threat as never before, and their problems are spreading across the continent."

The Devil's Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance - Dan Egan, 2023

Web Overview - "Phosphorus has played a critical role in some of the most lethal substances on earth: firebombs, rat poison, nerve gas. But it’s also the key component of one of the most vital: fertilizer, which has sustained life for billions of people...our overreliance on this vital crop nutrient is today causing toxic algae blooms and “dead zones” in waterways from the coasts of Florida to the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes and beyond."

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