Pollution in the Great Lakes - Paste.
A brief video on the water pollution in the Great Lakes as well as some nice pictures. Enjoy.
The Great Lakes are located in northeastern North America. They are a series of five interconnected lakes on the United States-Canada border. These freshwater lakes connect via the Saint Lawrence River to the Atlantic Ocean. The Great Lakes include Lake Superior, Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. The Great Lakes formed approximately 10,000 years ago, following the last.
We can all help cut down on pollution in the great lakes by reducing reusing and recycling. We can also try our best to avoid using harmful chemicals and if we do to dispose of them properly.
Great Lakes Areas of Concern are designated geographic areas within the Great Lakes Basin that show severe environmental degradation.There are a total of 43 areas of concern within the Great Lakes, 26 being in the United States, 17 in Canada, with five shared by the two countries. The Great Lakes, the largest system of fresh water lakes in the world, are shared by the United States and Canada.
Enforcement Action-Great Lakes Area Under the provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to call an enforcement conference when requested to do so by the Governor of a State, and when, on the basis of reports, surveys, or studies, he has reason to believe that pollution of interstate waters subject to abatement under the Act is occurring.
The greater area of the Great Lakes Basin was used as a waste disposal site and became heavily polluted throughout the late 1900s.
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