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Mercury Pollution in the Great Lakes Region - Nearly Forgotten, but Not Gone (October 2011)

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Comments or questions about the Commission's air quality initiatives? Contact Anna Soehl at asoehl@glc.org


Great Lakes Air Deposition Program

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Reducing Atmospheric Toxic Pollution Fact Sheet - Great Lakes Commission Legislative Priorities for FY 2013.

Great Lakes Mercury Connections report is a result of a collaborative effort between the Biodiversity Research Institute, Great Lakes Commission, and the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. In 2008, the GLAD program funded a scientific synthesis of information on mercury in air, water, fish, and wildlife, which resulted in 35 new peer-reviewed papers accepted in special issues of two scientific journals:

Ecotoxicology
Environmental Pollution


The report represents the work of more than 170 scientists and environmental managers who used over 300,000 mercury measurements to document the impact and trends of mercury pollution on the Great Lakes region.


Atmospheric Toxics Webinar Series

Topics covered by the GLAD Webinar Series:

  • Mercury research synthesis
  • Human and wildlife contaminant exposure & effects
  • Contaminant fate, transport, and loadings to the Great Lakes
  • Emissions from outdoor wood fired boilers & agricultural plastic incineration
  • Emerging contaminants

Mercury Resolution

A resolution entitled: Promoting Comprehensive Mercury Monitoring, Research and Reduction Efforts has been adopted by the GLC membership at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Great Lakes Commission, Toronto, Ont., Oct. 7-8, 2010.
PDF version for printing

Great Lakes Mercury Emission Reduction Strategy
Mercury Deposition Monitoring in the Great Lake States
Proposed National Mercury Monitoring Network (MercNet) webpage


Other Noteworthy Items

Online Model Predicts Chemical Behaviors in the Great Lakes Environment
A modeling tool is now complete that allows users to examine the fate of chemical releases within the Great Lakes environment, including the ability to define many chemical parameters and choose among the five Great Lake basins.

Download the Summary
Go to the online modeling tool website at Syracuse Research Corporation

Study Measures Toxic Chemicals Entering Presque Isle Bay from the Air
A recently completed GLAD-sponsored study has investigated the deposition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to Presque Isle Bay on Lake Erie, one of 43 Great Lakes Areas of Concern.

Download the Summary
Download the Final Report


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