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Tag: pollution

  • Lake Champlain/Missisquoi Bay Pollution

    Lake Champlain/Missisquoi Bay Pollution

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    Will Houle
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    Runoff from farm fields & other pollution combine to produce Blue-Green Algae blooms in Missisquoi Bay and the northern tip of Lake Champlain. A new study by the International Joint Commission was unveiled at public hearings on both sides of the border this week, and includes recommendations to try to solve the problem. Comment On/Read…

  • Microplastics in Lake Champlain

    Microplastics in Lake Champlain

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    Will Houle
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    While phosphorus and other nutrients are a huge problem in the northern end of the lake, researchers who study the main lake have discovered an increasing amount of plastics getting into Lake Champlain, tiny fragments of microplastics that are showing up in the water, microorganisms and wildlife that live in, and on the lake. Mark…