great lakes – Aquarius-Systems

22 Million Pounds of Plastic Debris Enter the Great Lakes Annually

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 17:43:27 +0000

A new study from researchers at the Rochester Institute of Technology says that nearly 22 million pounds of plastic debris are entering the Great Lakes from the U.S. and Canada each year.

Half of that plastic is going into Lake Michigan, followed by Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Lake Huron and Lake Superior. The amount of plastic in Lake Michigan equates to 100 Olympic-sized swimming pools full of plastic bottles.

Unlike in ocean gyres, much of this debris is carried to shorelines by winds and currents. About 80% of the litter found on these lakeside beaches is comprised of plastic.

January 2022 Newsletter

Mon, 09 Jan 2023 22:15:49 +0000

Global Water Solutions

A Message From Our Leader: Welcome to the Roaring Twenties 2.0

Water Solutions on a Global Scale

Even the Largest Lakes Aren’t Safe from Salt

Paying to Protect the Great Lakes

Upcoming Conferences:

Northeast Aquatic Plant Management Society 23rd Annual Conference
Midwest Aquatic Plant Management Society 42nd Annual Conference

November 2021 Newsletter

Fri, 06 Jan 2023 22:31:39 +0000

Wanna Go Fishing?

A Message From Our Leader: Hundreds of Machines Produced Under Rick’s Watchful Eyes

Wanna Go Fishing?

America Recycles Day

How Invasive Species Changed the Great Lakes

Lake Associations Do Make a Difference

Upcoming Conferences:

North American Lake Management Society 41st International Symposium
Colorado River Water Users Association

February 2021 Newsletter

Fri, 06 Jan 2023 21:50:52 +0000

Ice, Ice, Beer

Wisconsin Lakes Transformed the Brewing Industry

The Ice King

Great Lakes Ice at Record Low

Beware of Weak Ice

The Deadly Icicle

Upcoming Conferences:

Western Aquatic Plant Management Society
Wisconsin Lakes Water Week
Virginia Lakes & Watersheds Association
Illinois Lakes Management Association

April 2020 Newsletter

Fri, 06 Jan 2023 21:31:50 +0000

The Boston Ice Party

Lakes Appreciation Month is Right Around the Corner

The Boston Ice Party

Without Ice Lakes Get Warmer

Record High Water Levels Threaten Shoreline

January 2020 Newsletter

Fri, 06 Jan 2023 21:25:40 +0000

BEER, BEER, BEER

2020: A Year of Big Changes

The Things you Will See

Freshwater Lakes Emit a Quarter of Global Carbon

BEER, BEER, BEER!
Do We Have Your Attention?

New Laws in 2020 to Support the Environment

December 2019 Newsletter

Fri, 30 Dec 2022 17:00:16 +0000

2+2 = AIS Control

Learning from the Past

Lake Deicers: Yea or Nay

Math is the Answer; AIS is the Problem

Lake Erie Toxic Algae Bloom Lawsuit

August 2018 Newsletter

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 20:41:20 +0000

Where the Streets are Paved in…….Plastic

The Great Lakes Deserve Better

Can a Plant Reduce Fertilizer Use?

Streets are Paved in Plastic

Sub-Aquatic Vegetation Returning to Buffalo River

Lake Coeur d’Alene Lake New Aquatic Invasive Species

July 2016 Newsletter

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 22:19:18 +0000

Let your Colors Burst

Catfish: Future for Cleaner Chicago Water

Carbon Dioxide Keeps Asian Carp out of Great Lakes

It Turns Out that Rock Snot is Native

The Invasive Species that Nobody is Talking About

Let your Colors Burst

September 2014 Newsletter

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 20:33:50 +0000

Lake Erie, Once Again on the Brink of Collapse

1964: The World 50 Years Ago

Lake Erie: On the Brink of Collapse (Again)

Wisconsin Mourns Lake Management Leader – Lowell Klessig

World Water Monitoring Day

Dirty Shirt a Boundary Waters Memoir