Environmental State of Lake Erie Was Topic of Discussion More than 100 scientists, resource managers, students and members of the public discussed the environmental condition of Lake Erie when they gathered for the fifth biennial Lake Erie Millennium Network Conference, at the University of Windsor in April 2008. “Lake Erie is in a state of change, with human and environmental influences acting together in a poorly understood system,” said organizer Jan Ciborowski, professor of biological sciences. “Some pollution problems seem to be disappearing, but other concerns are appearing.” Highlights of the three-day conference included: • Latest predictions on how climate change may affect Lake Erie’s temperature, water level and shorelines; • Status report on Lake Erie’s dead zone; • Reports on recent increases in phosphorus loading in the lake and resulting algal blooms; • The condition of the lake’s fish communities; • New technology to study how physical environment affects the biological community, and • Lake maps showing distribution of zebra mussels and other species, and potential risks associated with chemicals, such as pharmaceuticals and fire retardants in the ecosystem. The conference was coordinated by such research organizations as the University of Windsor, Environment Canada’s National Water Research Institute, the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Large Lakes Research Lab at Grosse Ile, Michigan, and the F.T. Stone Laboratory of Ohio State University. |
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