DNA aids in Asian carp tracking
Biologists are using DNA to track the Asian carp’s migration toward Lake Michigan, reports the Chicago Tribune. As the invasive species works its way nearer the Great Lakes through Illinois,[…]
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Thermal Discharge Monitoring — Power Plant
Project Overview A power plant located on the bank of a prominent lake in the United States has threatened the lake’s natural habitat with thermal discharge. This is a form[…]
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Dredge Turbidity Monitoring
Overview Dredging is an excavation activity carried out in shallow seas and freshwater areas (lakes and rivers) to gather up bottom sediment and dispose of it at a remote location.[…]
EPA releases National Lakes Assessment draft
The Environmental Protection Agency has released a draft of the National Lake Assessment, which is open for review and comment until Jan. 22. The assessment is a survey of the[…]
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