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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will not be able to immediately address the movement of invasive species between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River basins, according to a report released Monday. (dailynorthwestern.com)
The Great Lakes Forestry Centre (GLFC) is a 22,505 square meter mixed occupancy facility that includes laboratories, offices, greenhouses, and a large area that hosts a range of environmental chambers. (ameresco.com)
Nearly all scientific sampling of the Great Lakes is done between May and October, when the lakes are free of ice and the water is warmer. (cmich.edu)
But this month, scientists from more than a dozen U.S. and Canadian institutions, including Central Michigan University, will brave the elements to sample all five Great Lakes and Lake St. Clair in a first-of-its-kind coordinated campaign called the Winter Grab. (cmich.edu)
Teams will drill through ice to collect water samples, measure light levels at various depths and net tiny zooplankton as part of a broader effort to better understand the changing face of winter on the Great Lakes, where climate warming is increasing winter air temperatures, decreasing ice-cover extent and changing precipitation patterns. (cmich.edu)
The event is funded in part by the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research at the University of Michigan, a partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (cmich.edu)
Scientists have studied the Great Lakes extensively, but surprisingly, we know very little about what takes place during the winter," said Don Uzarski, director of the CMU Institute for Great Lakes Research . (cmich.edu)
MODIS satellite image of the Great Lakes showing maximum ice extent on March 4, 2009. (cmich.edu)
Uzarski is among the more than two dozen researchers who will travel on foot, by snowmobile and in all-terrain vehicles and sleds-one team is even planning to use a fan-driven airboat to glide across the ice-to collect samples at 20 to 30 locations during the week of Feb. 14, the date that historically marked peak ice cover extent on the Great Lakes. (cmich.edu)
After a warm December, this winter had been on track for a near-record low in Great Lakes ice cover. (cmich.edu)
CMU's group will team up with University of Michigan scientists and their colleagues at NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory to sample in Lake Huron's Saginaw Bay for the Winter Grab. (cmich.edu)
The scarcity of winter research on the Great Lakes has two main causes. (cmich.edu)
The first is the logistical difficulty of conducting Great Lakes fieldwork in the winter when gale-force winds and unstable ice keep most research vessels in port and instrumented surface buoys onshore. (cmich.edu)
The second reason for the lack of wintertime Great Lakes research is a longstanding belief among many limnologists that little of importance happens in lakes during the winter, a season-long viewed as a time of dormancy and senescence. (cmich.edu)
Höök collaborated with researchers from Lake Superior State University, University of Michigan, Ohio State University, Colorado State University and the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. (scienceblog.com)
An excerpt: …"The direct economic benefits of restoring the Great Lakes total at least $50 billion. (wisc.edu)
The Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS) is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study that presents a range of options and technologies to prevent aquatic nuisance species (ANS) movement between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins through aquatic connections. (anl.gov)
The geographic focus of the final report is on "Areas of Concern" (AOC) defined by Annex 2 of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) as a geographic area that fails to meet the General or Specific Objectives of the Agreement where such failure has caused, or is likely to cause, impairment of beneficial use or of the area's ability to support aquatic life. (cdc.gov)
The IJC has identified critical pollutants as the focus for efforts to reduce pollutants in the Great Lakes. (cdc.gov)
The GLWQA calls on the U.S. and Canada to define "the threat to human health from critical pollutants" found in the Great Lakes region. (cdc.gov)
ATSDR to review those health assessments it conducted on hazardous waste sites within AOCs on the United States side of the Great Lakes region. (cdc.gov)
And, in the case of the Great Lakes, where warming trends were slightly lower than the southwest U.S., the global results match data gathered from buoys on the surface of Lake Superior, said Jay Austin , a physics professor at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. (circleofblue.org)
These efforts are combined with the lake-wide coastal flood hazard mapping effort with the outcomes constituting the first basin-wide update of water-level statistics and flood hazard data compiled by the United States government for the Great Lakes in 25 years. (greatlakescoast.org)
This data release is part of the project "Historical habitat use by Coregonus artedi in the Upper Great Lakes and critical embayments" funded by Environmental Protection Agency's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. (usgs.gov)
Additional data collected from the surveys are archived at the Great Lakes Science Center. (usgs.gov)
Title : Public health implications of the Great Lakes areas of concern (AOC) Personal Author(s) : Ashizawa, Annette;De Rosa, Christopher T.;Murray, H. Edward;Smith-Rogers, Cassandra;Todd, Glenn D. (cdc.gov)

The Tamarack, Caldor, and Dixie fires burning near the Lake Tahoe basin have been impacting the air quality for weeks to months in the summer of 2021, and impacts may continue into the fall. (recordcourier.com)
In 2021, an estimated 62,297 takeoffs and landings occurred at Lake Hood, including floatplane operations on the lake and wheeled aircraft at the airstrip. (aedcweb.com)
About 17,000 customers (Alaska residents and nonresidents) took a flightseeing excursion from Lake Hood in 2021. (aedcweb.com)
In a new study covering three decades of global anemia data (1990-2021), a complex picture emerges of how several key factors play into the divergence in success stories among men, women and children. (lakeconews.com)
90 schools, representing 31 school districts in Lake adhered to TTS requirements, including mandatory masking, County, implemented TTS during August 9-October 29, could ride the school bus and attend in-person learning and 2021. (cdc.gov)

TRUCKEE (CBS13) - Scientists with the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center say climate change may leave lasting impacts on Lake Tahoe, and it may not take decades to see it happen. (cbsnews.com)
Studies may involve assembling data, creating computer simulations of the impacts of land use on water quality, documenting the state of the subwatersheds, and recommending courses of action. (lsrca.on.ca)
The IJC established the Board in 2016 to study the causes, impacts, risks and potential solutions to flooding in the basin. (ijc.org)
Throughout the study, technical working groups composed of experts from Canada and the United States analyzed and evaluated mitigation measures using various models to simulate floods and their impacts on the floodplain. (ijc.org)
The report investigates the causes, impacts, risks and potential solutions to flooding in the Lake Champlain-Richelieu River basin shared between Quebec, Vermont and New York. (ijc.org)
Weather, noise levels, air and water quality impacts, airspace/air traffic control considerations, obstruction clearances, effects on lake currents and lake navigation routes, and aesthetic considerations have been evaluated. (trb.org)
Evironmental impacts and legal questions are under intensive study. (trb.org)
With this rapid response research, we're pushing the boundaries of science to learn about wildfire impacts, help inform critical fire recovery decisions and create a model that can be used in other places facing threats from extreme wildfire," Darcie Goodman Collins, CEO of the League to Save Lake Tahoe, one of the organizations funding the research, said. (recordcourier.com)
With 18 of California's 20 largest recorded wildfires taking place in the past 10 years, the impacts of the wildfires and smoke will become increasingly relevant to the Tahoe basin as well as other lakes around the world. (recordcourier.com)
While we are focused on understanding the impacts of wildfire smoke on Lake Tahoe, it is likely that smoke influences the function of lakes and rivers globally as well as within our region," Chandra said. (recordcourier.com)
We know from previous studies examining the past that fires can impacts lakes and rivers, the question becomes how these current, intense and more frequent fires will influences ecosystems in the future. (recordcourier.com)
This report is a study of the costs, benefits and impacts of dredging programs for eight Iowa Lakes: Backbone Lake, Black Hawk Lake, Blue Lake, Five Island Lake, Lake Manawa, Mill Creek Lake, Rock Lake and Silver Lake. (iowa.gov)
The survey included a comparison to a subset of lakes with wastewater impacts that were sampled in the 1970s. (iiseagrant.org)

New York has more than 5 million acres, 7,000 lakes and streams, and 52,000 miles of rivers and streams for you to explore. (ny.gov)
Concordia College in Moorhead conducted the study over the summer on behalf of Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Advocates. (startribune.com)
The smoke changes light conditions above the lakes and rivers and deposits particles and ash. (recordcourier.com)
Such stocking efforts have been focused on Burt, Mullett and Black lakes and their associated rivers, with an emphasis on Black Lake. (owaa.org)
Sampling for the National Rivers and Streams Assessment is underway, and results from this two-year study are expected to be available in 2011. (iiseagrant.org)
FLATHEAD LAKE - They're in our oceans and rivers. (ksenam.com)
Cyanobacterial blooms are mostly found in fresh water, such as lakes, rivers, and streams. (cdc.gov)

DEC is studying potential management actions to control internal lake phosphorus loading from sediments on the floor of the lake. (ny.gov)
This fall a contractor hired by DEC will apply aluminum sulfate (alum), a nutrient inactivant, to the deepest portions of Honeoye Lake in an effort to trap phosphorus in the sediments, preventing it from being dispersed in the water column where it can harm water quality. (ny.gov)
Completed investigations include weather studies, Lake bottom soils surveys, and environmental surveys of Lake waters and sediments. (trb.org)
Lake sediments are accepted as faithful recorders of historical mercury accumulation rates, and regional and sub-regional temporal and spatial trends were analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics. (usgs.gov)
Resuspension of inorganic sediments in a very shallow Swedish lake is studied using settling sediment traps and measurements of suspended matter. (lu.se)
In situ effects of microplastics on the decomposition of aquatic macrophyte litter in eutrophic shallow lake sediments, China. (bvsalud.org)
However, few studies have investigated the effects of MPs in sediments on aquatic ecosystem functioning. (bvsalud.org)

Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs is pleased to be sending three doctoral students to Lake Opinicon for the 2023 Lake Shift writing retreat. (uwaterloo.ca)
Cael Dobson, Mana Monfared, and Emily Shantz will be spending July 2-7, 2023 at the Queen's Biology Station on Lake Opinicon. (uwaterloo.ca)

A new global study about traffic congestion says the Salt Lake City metro area is one of the few places in North America making significant improvement, and it could serve as a model for others. (sltrib.com)
Dr. Lake is a popular speaker at national Christian conferences and is a frequent guest on many Christian TV and radio/podcast programs in North America. (drtenpenny.com)
Transparency, geomorphology, and mixing regime explain variability in trends in lake temperature and stratification across northeastern North America (1975 - 2014). (gleon.org)
We examined changes in lake thermal structure for 231 lakes across northeastern North America (NENA), a region with an exceptionally high density of lakes. (gleon.org)
For the Western North America Mercury Synthesis, we compiled mercury records from 165 dated sediment cores from 138 natural lakes across western North America. (usgs.gov)

The team sampled surface waters of 38 lakes and reservoirs, distributed across gradients of geographical position and limnological attributes. (sciencedaily.com)
To conduct this study, Xiong joined FLBS Director Jim Elser and a team of biological station scientists to sample surface waters at 12 different locations around Flathead Lake over a one-year period. (ksenam.com)

The project was initiated with a feasibility study that was approved for implementation in 2014. (ameresco.com)
After completing a feasibility study, Ameresco commenced the design and implementation of a comprehensive project that involved infrastructure upgrades and numerous energy conservation measures. (ameresco.com)
ONTARIO - Detour Gold of Toronto has received a positive feasibility study for its Detour Lake gold project in. (canadianminingjournal.com)
The feasibility study puts operating costs at US$454 per oz of gold over the life of the mine. (canadianminingjournal.com)
These details and more can be found in the Detour Lake feasibility study to be posted soon at www.DetourGold.com . (canadianminingjournal.com)

Places like Clinton Lake are relatively low in microplastics because -- while there are many animals and trees -- there aren't a lot of humans, relative to somewhere like Lake Tahoe where people are living all around it. (sciencedaily.com)
You don't see a huge garbage patch in Lake Tahoe, yet it's one of the most impacted lakes when it comes to microplastics. (sciencedaily.com)
Lake Tahoe is known for its serene skies and lovely lake views. (cbsnews.com)
Scientists say precipitation percentages could be changing in Tahoe - and the lake, which typically sees more snow, may see more rain due to intense heat. (cbsnews.com)
Researchers found thick layers of black ash from the Caldor Fire on the shores of Lake Tahoe. (recordcourier.com)
As flames from the Caldor Fire swept up and over the summit of the Sierra Nevada, long-time Lake Tahoe researcher Sudeep Chandra from the University of Nevada, Reno assembled a team of scientists for a rapid response to gather samples of smoke and ash that could harm the fabled lake's ecology and clarity. (recordcourier.com)
At Lake Tahoe, the water quality and clarity are declining due to particles in the water," Chandra said. (recordcourier.com)
Chandra, professor of biology at the University, is leading the team of researchers across five institutions to study the effects of wildfire smoke on Lake Tahoe. (recordcourier.com)
Chandra said the water is visibly greening along the beaches at the south shore of Tahoe, and he has seen large clumps of algae growing in the lake. (recordcourier.com)
Further, residents in the Tahoe Basin rely on the lake for drinking water, and less clean water could affect drinking water quality. (recordcourier.com)
Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) image of the Lake Tahoe, Calif./Nev. (circleofblue.org)

After analyzing the samples, the team discovered that, while levels of microplastic pollution measured in Flathead Lake were lower than in lakes in densely populated areas, Flathead had microplastic levels similar to or higher than lakes studied in other less-densely populated areas of the world. (ksenam.com)

A project involving 79 researchers belonging to the international Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON) finds that concentrations of plastic found in freshwater environments are actually higher than those found in so-called 'garbage patches' in the ocean. (sciencedaily.com)
Their new paper, titled "Plastic debris in lakes and reservoirs," reveals that concentrations of plastic found in freshwater environments are actually higher than those found in so-called "garbage patches" in the ocean. (sciencedaily.com)
Honeoye Lake is a valued recreational asset, but it is currently impaired due to high phosphorus concentrations, mostly coming from within the lake itself. (ny.gov)
The specific goal of the Winter Grab is to help fill key wintertime knowledge gaps about ice properties, water movement, nutrient concentrations and lake biology. (cmich.edu)
This image show interpolated bottom water oxygen concentrations in Lake Erie during September 2005. (scienceblog.com)
While researchers have known for years that these microplastics exist in Flathead Lake, the concentrations and origins of the microplastic pollution have remained a mystery. (ksenam.com)
Meanwhile, in the more highly populated shoreline areas of the lake, researchers found that concentrations of microplastics were especially high. (ksenam.com)

Salt Lake Tribune file photo) An electric scooter rider braves the rain in downtown Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. (sltrib.com)
Xiong came to FLBS in 2018 on a mission to learn more about microplastics in freshwater lakes in relatively unpopulated regions and to help provide insight to aid in their management. (ksenam.com)

Researchers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have studied 167 large lakes around the globe using thermal infrared satellite imagery and have found that global lake temperatures increased more than one degree Celsius on average over the last 25 years due to a warming climate. (circleofblue.org)
He also hopes to use the lake data to test the accuracy of climate models by looking backward at which models came closest to the observed conditions. (circleofblue.org)
The results of the study are largely consistent with the expected effects of global climate change. (circleofblue.org)
A new study breaks ground on the impact of climate change on heatwaves in lakes around the world . (circleofblue.org)
For the first time, the study found that heatwaves occur frequently in lakes, which are sensitive to variations in climate. (circleofblue.org)
Moreover, we know little about which characteristics make lakes more or less sensitive to climate change and other environmental stressors. (gleon.org)
Lakes often function as important sentinels of climate change, but lake characteristics within and across regions modify the magnitude of the signal with important implications for lake biology, ecology and chemistry. (gleon.org)
Within the H2020 project, InnoForEst, I am collaborating with the Universeum Science Centre in Gothenburg to study how school children interact with forest ecosystems, and how they can learn more about climate change through multi-actor collaborations. (lu.se)

Lakes with the greatest increases were influenced by the Flin Flon smelter, followed by lakes directly affected by mining and wastewater discharges. (usgs.gov)

It gives us an opportunity to understand how those temperature swings impact the chemical, physical, and biological aspects of the ecosystem in one portion of one Great Lake versus what is happening all over. (cmich.edu)
Abstract: Lake surface water temperatures are warming worldwide, raising concerns about the future integrity of valuable lake ecosystem services. (gleon.org)

This research follows close behind the Global Water Center smoke effects on lake ecology study completed on Castle Lake in Northern California. (recordcourier.com)

Variations in lake seepage were studied along a 130 m shoreline of Mirror Lake NH. (usgs.gov)
An archaeological study of the bottom of Onondaga Lake has revealed numerous boat wrecks and shoreline infrastructure dating back to the late 19th century. (claimsjournal.com)
Honeywell is expected to spend more than a half-billion dollars cleaning the lake, which was polluted for decades by heavy industries around its shoreline. (claimsjournal.com)
The other two other ways in which microplastics can enter Flathead Lake are through the lake's major river inputs, which include the Flathead River on the north end of the lake and lakeside sources near larger shoreline communities such as Polson, Bigfork and Lakeside. (ksenam.com)

The water and physical-chemical properties of the lake are linked to specific characteristics of the geology of the region, which also leads to the storage of water in this basin during rainy periods. (scirp.org)
Through a structured study process, USACE identified ANS of Concern established in one basin with the risk for transfer to the other, analyzed and evaluated available controls, and formulated alternatives with the goal of preventing ANS transfer between the two basins, specifically within the Chicago Area Waterway System. (anl.gov)

The toxicity of microplastics (MPs) to aquatic organisms has been extensively studied recently. (bvsalud.org)

The Swan Lake Nature Study Area consists of over 1,800 acres (7 km2) of land, with water supplied by the nearby Reno/Stead Sewage Treatment Plant. (wikipedia.org)
Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine April Conway, "Steady Hand Creates Reno's Swan Lake Nature Study Area Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine", Land and Water, Vol. 48, No. 3. (wikipedia.org)
In Iowa, Missouri and Colorado, there's this huge swath of area that has water bodies, but we often don't get them into those massive global studies. (sciencedaily.com)
By 2014, the water level of the lake rose to 29 m below sea level, and the salinity decreased to 23.4‰, as a result of the high cyclonic activity in the Caribbean region. (scirp.org)
Federal regulators are giving the go-ahead for environmental studies and public comment about a proposed 140-mile (225-kilometer) pipeline to draw water from the Colorado River to serve southwestern Utah communities. (upr.org)
This study is trying to address how much smoke comes to the lake and fertilizes the living particles versus how much of the smoke is just depositing nonliving or inorganic particles, both causing the water quality and clarity to decline. (recordcourier.com)
He is director of the University's Global Water Center, the Ozmen Institute for Global Studies and the project's principal investigator. (recordcourier.com)
There are ash particles accumulating near the shores, and private homeowners in the southeastern corner of the lake have said their water intake filters are clogging from the particles. (recordcourier.com)
Decreased clarity, water quality at the edge of the lake, or smoke conditions in the air could lead to less visitation into the watershed. (recordcourier.com)
Austin, who works with the university's Large Lakes Observatory , compared water temperature to a control knob that affects interactions between a lake's biological, chemical, and geological components. (circleofblue.org)
Residents who are around Lake Fayetteville on Thursday may notice something strange about the water. (fayettevilleflyer.com)
The students will use a fluorescent green dye to trace water flow through the lake. (fayettevilleflyer.com)
The environmentally-friendly dye may color the lake water, but it should dissipate within a few hours and flush through the water flow overnight, according to a news release. (fayettevilleflyer.com)
A new study in Nature found that periods of extreme warm surface water temperature in lakes may become hotter and longer by the end of the 21st century, Phys.org reports . (circleofblue.org)
Whole-lake warming was greatest in polymictic lakes, where frequent summer mixing distributed heat throughout the water column. (gleon.org)
The draft study, which rated the condition of 56 percent of the lakes in the United States as good and the remainder as fair or poor, marked the first time EPA and its partners used a nationally consistent approach to survey the ecological and water quality of lakes. (iiseagrant.org)
This survey serves as a first step in evaluating the success of efforts to protect, preserve, and restore the quality of our nation's lakes," said Peter Silva, assistant administrator for EPA's Office of Water. (iiseagrant.org)
Future surveys will be able to track changes in lake water quality over time and advance our understanding of important regional and national patterns in lake water quality. (iiseagrant.org)
Excess levels of these nutrients contribute to algae blooms, weed growth, reduced water clarity, and other lake problems. (iiseagrant.org)
Now, thanks to a study conducted at the University of Montana's Flathead Lake Biological Station , scientists have a greater understanding of the amount of microplastics polluting Flathead Lake, the likely sources of these microplastics and what can be done to prevent more from finding their way into the lake's world-renowned pristine water. (ksenam.com)
On July 6, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) closed the swimming beach because of suspected transmission of infection through lake water. (cdc.gov)
This report summarizes the findings of the investigation, which indicate that ingesting contaminated and untreated lake water can result in infection. (cdc.gov)

We found microplastics in every lake we sampled," said Ted Harris, associate research professor for the Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research at the University of Kansas. (sciencedaily.com)
Some of these lakes are seemingly pristine and beautiful, yet that's where the microplastics come from. (sciencedaily.com)
When we started the study, I didn't know a lot about microplastics versus large plastics," Harris said. (sciencedaily.com)
The biggest takeaway from our study is that microplastics can be found in all lakes," Kessler said. (sciencedaily.com)
And the biggest contributing factor to these microplastics is human interaction with the lakes. (sciencedaily.com)
Recently published in the scientific journal Environmental Pollution , this microplastics study was led by FLBS visiting researcher Dr. Xiong Xiong from the Chinese Academy of Science's Institute of Hydrobiology. (ksenam.com)
In other words, Flathead Lake is now home to microplastics and new microplastic particles are arriving every day. (ksenam.com)
Microplastics in lakes can interfere with food webs because animals like zooplankton and fish can ingest them," Elser said. (ksenam.com)
There are three main ways that microplastics reach Flathead Lake, according to the study. (ksenam.com)
This occurs when microplastics are transported to Montana from other more populated areas by the atmosphere (e.g., wind and clouds) and then fall into Flathead Lake - either directly from the air (known as dry deposition) or through snow and rainfall (wet deposition). (ksenam.com)
This study showed that microplastics are literally raining - and snowing - down on us out of the sky," Elser said. (ksenam.com)
Though the levels of microplastics in Flathead Lake are relatively low, they are concerning. (ksenam.com)
In the present study, we conducted an in situ experiment to explore the concentration-dependent effects (0.025%, 0.25%, 2.5%) and size-dependent effects (150-300 µm and 500-1000 µm) of polypropylene microplastics (PP MPs) on Vallisneria natans litter decomposition dynamics, in particular, the process associated with macroinvertebrates, microorganisms, as well as microalgae and/or cyanobacteria . (bvsalud.org)

ABSTRACT A cross-sectional hospital-based study was carried out at Tikrit teaching hospital, Iraq, from October 2004 to September 2005, to identify the prevalence and etiology of nosocomial infectious diarrhoea among children under 5 years of age. (who.int)

Cornell and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation are launching a new, three-year walleye telemetry study on the lake. (outdoornews.com)

The Salt Lake Tribune) Traffic on State Street in South Salt Lake, Wednesday June 5, 2019. (sltrib.com)

The study says rainfall would fill streams fast with snowpack melting, and levels could rise by as much as 10 inches a day. (cbsnews.com)

Large hypoxic zones low in oxygen long have been thought to have negative influences on aquatic life, but a Purdue University study shows that while these so-called dead zones have an adverse affect, not all species are impacted equally. (scienceblog.com)
Many species native to the lake have been in decline for decades. (recordcourier.com)
Understanding how the lake will change from wildfire smoke is key to conservation efforts for those species, many of which are endangered. (recordcourier.com)
Lake sturgeon will be captured in gill nets placed across Black Lake in depths and temperatures suitable for this species. (owaa.org)
The large mesh size should preclude species such as walleye or bass from entering the nets, and should limit the number of adult lake sturgeon getting tangled as well. (owaa.org)
The warmer the lake, the greater the possibility that non-native species can be introduced," Hook said. (circleofblue.org)
In May 2016, a highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) virus strain caused deaths among 3 species of wild migratory birds in Qinghai Lake, China. (cdc.gov)

Theoretical aspects of resuspension dynamics is discussed emphasizing special shallow lake aspects. (lu.se)

Harris is one of 79 researchers belonging to the international Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON), which examines processes and phenomena occurring in freshwater environments. (sciencedaily.com)

Improving our understanding of the causes and types of heterogeneity in lake seepage will provide better data for lake budgets and prediction of mass transfer of solutes or contaminants between lakes and groundwater. (usgs.gov)
The Post-Standard of Syracuse reports the study was conducted for Honeywell International Inc. as it prepares to begin dredging the lake of industrial contaminants. (claimsjournal.com)

Our goal is to assess how well our recent stocking efforts for lake sturgeon have fared in Black Lake," said Ed Baker, fisheries research biologist. (owaa.org)

The National Lakes Assessment reveals that the remaining lakes are in fair or poor condition. (iiseagrant.org)

Analysis of both inorganic and organic constituents was carried out on lake pigments made in the laboratory following historical recipes, and on samples from paintings of the 13th to the 17th centuries. (nationalgallery.org.uk)
Blood laboratory studies are not usually indicated in the evaluation of venous lakes and other lesions of this type. (medscape.com)

On May 1, 2016, the carcass of a brown-headed gull ( Larus brunnicephalus ) was found on Egg Islet, a major breeding site of bar-headed geese, in Qinghai Lake. (cdc.gov)

Mortality from venous lakes has not been reported. (medscape.com)
Because of the recognized long-term exposure of dentists to mercury and to low levels of radiation, the Institute has undertaken a full-scale study of the mortality statistics of dentists. (cdc.gov)
A study by Fogh et al of induction chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery, a strategy that is widely used in treating esophageal cancer, found that perioperative morbidity and mortality with this approach was not significantly different in patients aged 70 years or older compared with younger patients. (medscape.com)

We determined how lake thermal structure has changed in recent decades (1975-2012) and assessed which lake characteristics are related to changes in lake thermal structure. (gleon.org)
Results from studies of a large Swedish lake has shown that oxazepam is difficult to degrade and can persist for several decades, which entails a risk of accumulation. (janusinfo.se)

It found that congestion is getting worse or is stable in 75% of the cities it studied worldwide. (sltrib.com)
Hook and his colleague, Philipp Schneider, found an average increase of 0.45 degrees Celsius (0.81 F) per decade, but some lakes, especially those in higher latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, experienced warming at a rate of 1 degree Celsius (1.8 F) per decade. (circleofblue.org)
Nitrogen and phosphorous are found at high levels in 20 percent of lakes. (iiseagrant.org)
The study found that gynecological disorders and maternal hemorrhage were important contributors to anemia burden among women of reproductive age. (lakeconews.com)
The parish-wide study showed that Calcasieu residents have blood dioxin levels similar to those found in people nationally. (cdc.gov)
Calcasieu Parish residents have levels of dioxin in their blood similar to those found in people nationally, says a new study by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). (cdc.gov)

We've been pleased to uncover some positive developments in cities like Portland, Oregon, and Salt Lake City, which might serve as examples for other cities," said Nick Cohn, senior traffic expert for TomTom, a Netherlands-based navigation software company. (sltrib.com)
Among the 93 large North American cities or metro areas that it evaluated, 17 saw congestion drop last year - and the Salt Lake City area had the second-best decrease, even amid its rapid population growth . (sltrib.com)
TomTom figures Salt Lake City area drivers spend an extra 17% of their driving time stuck in traffic, down from 19% the previous year. (sltrib.com)
The study says Salt Lake City, Portland and New Haven improved for similar reasons: sophisticated traffic light optimization, expanded bike lanes and rental possibilities, and better transit options. (sltrib.com)
Cohn also praised added bike lanes and trails in the area, and efforts by Salt Lake City with its GREENBike rental program , along with allowing electric scooter rentals . (sltrib.com)
Salt Lake City also is using its taxes to contract with UTA to increase bus system offerings beginning in August - again adding more options to reduce congestion and pollution. (sltrib.com)
and Salt Lake City, Utah. (cdc.gov)

He graduated from Alberta College of Art and Design in 2000 with a BFA in Interdisciplinary studies. (herringerkissgallery.com)

In some northern regions, lake temperatures are increasing more than air temperatures. (circleofblue.org)
Satellite data such as these were used to compute the lake surface temperatures. (circleofblue.org)
Simon Hook , one of the authors of the NASA study, told Circle of Blue that higher temperatures can disrupt ecosystems. (circleofblue.org)
Even small changes in lake temperatures can cause toxic algal blooms or major shifts in the natural balance. (circleofblue.org)
Summer nighttime temperatures were used to avoid satellite complications due to iced-over lakes and cloudy skies, and measurements were taken from the point farthest from shore to prevent interference from land effects. (circleofblue.org)
In general, NENA lakes had increasing near-surface temperatures and thermal stratification strength. (gleon.org)
On average, changes in deepwater temperatures for the 231 lakes were not significantly different than zero, but individually, half of the lakes experienced warming and half cooling deepwater temperature through time. (gleon.org)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released its most comprehensive study of the nation's lakes to date. (iiseagrant.org)

A group of University of Arkansas students plan to conduct an experiment as part of a study on karst hydrogeology. (fayettevilleflyer.com)
Under these riverine scoping efforts, a key phase in this study process is FEMA's consultation with local communities through the conduct of a scoping meeting and the collection of data. (greatlakescoast.org)
The samples were collected between 2013 and 2015 during the conduct of an HIV epidemiological cohort study in these communities. (biomedcentral.com)

Lake association members "are there at the lake, every day, all year long," said co-author Michelle Marko, a Concordia biology professor and co-director of the college's environmental studies program. (startribune.com)

2002). Psychological outcomes in long-term survivors of childhood leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. (bvsalud.org)

Such record studies have shown a relationship, for example, between benzene exposures and an excess of leukemia cases among printing pressmen. (cdc.gov)

This study assessed the prevalence and incidence of hepatitis B in these communities. (biomedcentral.com)
Hepatitis B virus incidence in Lake Victoria fishing communities of Uganda is very high, particularly in the islands. (biomedcentral.com)
The worldwide incidence of venous lakes is unknown, but they are believed to be common. (medscape.com)

The lead organization in planning and creating the conservation area was the Nevada Army National Guard, which contributed about 360 acres (1.5 km2) and performed preliminary ecological studies. (wikipedia.org)

See the map below to view the location of these basins and the GLMRIS study area. (anl.gov)

To meet the recommendations of the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan, we have been developing subwatershed plans to focus protection and restoration efforts in Lake Simcoe's subwatersheds. (lsrca.on.ca)

The Swan Lake Nature Study Area (formerly called Lemmon Valley Marsh) is a small conservation area in Lemmon Valley, Nevada. (wikipedia.org)
It was formally dedicated as a nature study area in 1999, following several years of planning by Reno-area environmentalist/writer/photographer Bob Goodman. (wikipedia.org)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Swan Lake Nature Study Area. (wikipedia.org)
The Salt Lake area, but also Utah in general, has been really innovative for a number of things relating to traffic," Cohn said. (sltrib.com)

A research project linked to the cleanup of a heavily polluted upstate New York lake is turning up some interesting discoveries. (claimsjournal.com)
Hook said the lakes research will continue in several directions. (circleofblue.org)
The studies were done by Economics Research Associates (ERA) and Engineering Consultants, Inc. (ECI) and was commissioned by the Iowa General Assembly to assist in determining public policy with respect to the dredging of the subject lakes. (iowa.gov)
CDC is conducting a research study to find out if breathing in cyanobacterial toxins can make people sick. (cdc.gov)

Tomas Höök, an assistant professor of forestry and natural resources, and former Purdue postdoctoral researcher Kristen Arend used output from a model to estimate how much dissolved oxygen was present in Lake Erie's hypoxic zone each day from 1987 to 2005. (scienceblog.com)

The number of customers taking a flightseeing tour based at Lake Hood increased over the last decade. (aedcweb.com)
Lake sturgeon rehabilitation has been ongoing in the Black River and Black Lake for more than a decade through the cooperative efforts of the DNR, Michigan State University, Sturgeon for Tomorrow and Tower-Kleber Limited Partnership. (owaa.org)

To manage each of those 12,000 lakes is a lot of work and no one person or organization can be everywhere at one time. (startribune.com)

And while the Gulf of Mexico's dead zone has received more attention, during some years Lake Erie's zone may be greater in volume. (scienceblog.com)
In recent years, the lake has seen low levels - to the point where some boat launches were impacted. (cbsnews.com)
The U.S. and Canadian governments' investments in the Reference study totaled close to $14 million (CAD/USD), which makes it one of the most significant commitments to an IJC study in recent years. (ijc.org)
The seaplane base is part of Alaska's rich aviation history, with floatplane traffic at the lake dating back 100 years. (aedcweb.com)
It looks quite clean, but if this clean lake is suffering from plastics, I want to check that," Xiong said at the start of his study four years ago. (ksenam.com)
The baseline mean age of the 517 study participants was 31.1 (SD ± 8.4) years, 278 (53.8%) of whom were females. (biomedcentral.com)
Venous lakes have been reported only in adults and usually occur in patients older than 50 years. (medscape.com)
The average age of presentation for venous lakes has been reported to be 65 years. (medscape.com)

Lake Erie's hypoxic zone is very large - about the size of Rhode Island and Delaware combined. (scienceblog.com)

Minnesota's private lake associations contribute more than $6.2 million and 1.2 million volunteer hours each year to preserving the quality of the state's signature natural resource, according to a study released Monday. (startribune.com)
This information will be used to improve DEC's understanding and management of walleye in the state's third-most fished lake," Steve Hurst, chief of the DEC's Bureau of Fisheries, said. (outdoornews.com)

5 m) tended to have higher near-surface warming and greater increases in strength of thermal stratification than less transparent lakes. (gleon.org)

Therefore, our experiment demonstrated that PP MPs may enhance leaf litter decomposition through effected microbial metabolic activity, microalgal and/or cyanobacteria biomass in the sedimentary lake . (bvsalud.org)

Two main theories regarding the development of venous lakes have been proposed. (medscape.com)

While at Lake Opinicon, these students will have dedicated and structured time to write, partake in workshops on effective dissertation writing, and network with doctoral students from other Ontario universities. (uwaterloo.ca)

What type of biodiversity might we have in the watershed and lake with the increase in fires which are expected to occur with drought conditions? (recordcourier.com)
Venous lakes are usually asymptomatic, although pain, tenderness, and excessive bleeding may occur if a lesion is traumatized. (medscape.com)

Lake heatwaves could be less intense in deeper lakes, although the authors wrote that some lakes could eventually reach a permanent heatwave state. (circleofblue.org)

The International Joint Commission (IJC) is announcing that the data mapping products, tools and models that resulted from the International Lake Champlain-Richelieu River Study Board (Board) study are now publicly available. (ijc.org)

Respondents also expressed a desire to work more closely with the state Department of Natural Resources and expressed concern over the aging population of lake property owners. (startribune.com)

Mercury accumulation rates in lakes with no/little watershed development were controlled primarily by relative watershed size prior to 1850, and since have exhibited modest increases (in absolute terms and compared to that described above) associated with (regional and global) industrialization. (usgs.gov)

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