“The Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC) provides state-of-the-art laboratories to support research on a broad array of topics. Faculty members from many departments across Michigan Technological University’s campus collaborate on interdisciplinary research‚ ranging from air–water interactions to biogeochemistry to food web relationships.” Its main purpose is to educate students‚ faculty‚ teachers‚ and others about the Great Lakes water basin. The Great Lakes Research Center has many education and
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The Eutrophication of lakes. Eutrophication is defined as ¡§the aging of a lake by the biological enrichment of its water¡¨ (encyclopedia.com). This biological enrichment is caused by the addition of nutrients. There is natural eutrophication and cultural eutrophication. Cultural eutrophication is usually defined as the over-enrichment of lakes and rivers with nutrients‚ usually phosphorous‚ leading to excessive growth of algae and other aquatic plants. Cultural eutrophication is becoming more
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Pollution in Lake Huron Rosa Valladares Strayer University Pollution in Lake Huron A major concern is raised in the cities surrounding Lake Huron‚ where the pollution in the water is eutrophic effecting the environment and health of many. The sources of this pollution are many‚ and the culprits as equally diverse. With over 20% of the world’s freshwater supply residing in them‚ the North American Great Lakes are the world’s largest freshwater system (TEACH). Including Lake Erie‚ Michigan‚ Huron
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Pollution in Lake Huron Causes and Effects Water pollution is defined as a change in the chemical‚ physical and biological health of a waterway due to human activity. Unfortunately‚ this definition applies to the waters of Lake Huron and have had a negative impact on the people who use and rely on this body of water. There are several major causes for water pollution including point source pollution‚ non-point source pollution and atmospheric pollution. Point source pollution
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Minnesota‚ Lake Minnetonka holds unique meaning for different people. The retreating Wisconsin Glacier of the last Ice Age that produced melted blocks of ice‚ gave life and form to this island lake. It was Alexander Ramsey‚ Minnesota’s territorial governor in 1852‚ who gave Lake Minnetonka its name. The lake is also commonly known as the Big Waters‚ deriving that nickname from the Sioux language in which “Minne” means water and “Tonka” means big or great. As the ninth largest lake in Minnesota‚ Lake Minnetonka
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Causes and Effects of Water Pollution in Lake Huron Sandra Mack Professor Pamela Van Hook Strayer University- English 115 June 06‚ 2013 Introduction: Lake Huron is one of the five Great Lakes in North America and also serves as one of the largest freshwater systems on the earth itself. Lake Huron‚ being such a huge source of fresh water‚ also holds numerous amounts of wildlife. For a long time‚ the Great Lakes have served as a ground where many harmful
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Introduction: The eleven Finger Lakes were created from ancient rivers that originated from Canada that flowed across the western part of New York. A wide chain of comparatively fragile rocks lay east and west where the Ontario and Mohawk valleys are now. The tributaries from Canada “cut down faster and captured‚ or ‘beheaded‚’ the rocks” because they were much more fragile. This erosion developed the depressions that initiated the Ontario and Mohawk valleys (Fairchild‚ 165). When the last glacier
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thirty-four‚ I became the matriarch of my family. The losses I encountered at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge as Great Salt Lake was rising helped me to face the losses within my family. (pp. 3-4). The book tells of the time before the death of the author’s‚ Terry William’s mother who was struggling with cancer. It also tells her story of the flooding of the Great Salt Lake‚ which coincided with that time‚ focusing in especially on its effects on the birds of the region. Together these stories
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Lake Michigan is the world’s third largest lake by surface area. It is the world’s sixth largest lake. Though we consider Lake Michigan and Lake Huron separate lakes‚ because they are connected by the straights of Mackinaw‚ by definition they are considered one lake (great-lakes.net). Michigan is more than four million years ago‚ glaciers covered and moved across what is now the United States Mid-West. Michigan experienced the last great ice sheet. This glacier was a mile thick and four million
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Lake Tahoe is one of America’s deepest‚ freshwater lakes. The iconic vacation spot keeps locals and tourists occupied with ski resorts and casinos. Although‚ there is more to the area than its breathtaking views. The Lake Tahoe Basin is home to many species that contribute to its ecology. Species interaction with biological communities and environment affect the ecosystem greatly because of species dependency of the environment and its resources. This makes it especially difficult with the Lake
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