News tagged with huron river
Careless disposal of antibiotics can create aquatic superbugs
A wastewater treatment plant can provide the perfect mating ground for carelessly disposed of antibiotics to form superbugs that are eventually discharged into streams and lakes, says a University of Michigan researcher.
Oct 27, 2011 |
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Water quality improves after lawn fertilizer ban, study shows
(PhysOrg.com) -- In an effort to keep lakes and streams clean, municipalities around the country are banning or restricting the use of phosphorus-containing lawn fertilizers, which can kill fish and cause ...
Aug 17, 2009 |
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Bacteria create aquatic superbugs in waste treatment plants
(PhysOrg.com) -- For bacteria in wastewater treatment plants, the stars align perfectly to create a hedonistic mating ground for antibiotic-resistant superbugs eventually discharged into streams and lakes.
May 11, 2009 |
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NASA's GCPEX mission: What we don't know about snow
Predicting the future is always a tricky business -- just watch a TV weather report. Weather forecasts have come a long way, but almost every season there's a snowstorm that seems to come out of nowhere, or ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 01, 2012 |
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New fresh water in Arctic could shift Gulf Stream
Scientists are monitoring a massive pool of fresh water in the Arctic Ocean that could spill into the Atlantic and potentially alter the key ocean currents that give Western Europe its moderate climate.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Scents latest weapons in fight against sea lamprey
(AP) -- In the never-ending battle to prevent blood-sucking sea lamprey from wiping out some of the most popular fish species in the Great Lakes, biologists are developing new weapons that exploit three certainties ...
Jan 02, 2011 |
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Asian carp create nagging fear in Lake Erie towns
Well before dawn, Todd Loop takes his fishing tug onto Lake Erie in pursuit of yellow perch, walleye and other delicacies — a livelihood that has sustained his family for three generations but faces a ...
Nov 26, 2010 |
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Study suggests fish virus spread by fish, not boats
(PhysOrg.com) -- Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus could be in a lake without killing fish, according to a new study on the deadly virus that threatens New York's billion dollar sport-fishing industry.
May 06, 2010 |
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Invasive fish and mussels team up to transfer toxic substances into Great Lakes walleyes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two notorious Great Lakes invaders -- the zebra mussel and the round goby -- now play a central role in transferring toxic chemicals called PCBs up the food chain and into Saginaw Bay walleyes, ...
Apr 09, 2010 |
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Study on Great Lakes erosion dredges up controversy
The Great Lakes aren't as great as they once were. A U.S.-Canadian study released Tuesday reveals that unexpected erosion in the St. Clair River following a 1962 dredging project has permanently lowered Lakes Michigan and ...
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Decades-old dioxins pollute river, divide US community
The signs posted along Michigan's Tittabawassee River warning of dangerous dioxin levels don't really worry fisherman David Mitchell.
Dec 13, 2009 |
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Great Lakes study's lack of clarity muddies issue of water levels
Last year's passage of the Great Lakes compact sent a thundering message to the rest of the country: Every drop of water in the world's largest freshwater system counts.
Jun 24, 2009 |
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Great lakes water levels expected to drop
U.S. experts warn that Lake Michigan's water levels will drop further this year.
Mar 19, 2007 |
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