Great Lakes Echo (https://greatlakesecho.org/page/2/?s=microplastics)
Now three of Michigan’s four Great Lakes are back to historically normal levels, and the sandbags must go.
July 11, 2023 https://greatlakesecho.org/2023/07/11/state-environment-officials-request-removal-of-sandbags-along-great-lakes-shorelines/The BeBots and Pixedrones will be deployed to Olander Park near Toledo, and then Hinckley Reservation, North Coast Harbor, Fairport Harbor Beach of the Cleveland area.
December 26, 2022 https://greatlakesecho.org/2022/12/26/beach-cleaning-robots-are-coming-to-lake-erie/Lost golf balls are responsible for a large amount of microplastics that are introduced into waterways. A new company is looking to change that by creating biodegradable golf balls.
December 1, 2022 https://greatlakesecho.org/2022/12/01/biodegradable-golf-balls-are-on-the-upswing/Researchers at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee have discovered that plastic pollution makes yellow perch less nutritious.
October 31, 2022 https://greatlakesecho.org/2022/10/31/plastic-pollution-robs-fish-of-nutrients/Take a look at Echo’s top 16 stories from 2020.
April 15, 2021 https://greatlakesecho.org/2021/04/15/the-best-read-great-lakes-echo-stories-last-year/The more litter on the beach, the fewer days visitors spend at it, according to a recent study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
December 11, 2019 https://greatlakesecho.org/2019/12/11/more-litter-means-fewer-tourists/By Ray García
Algae pollution, plastic pollution and waste run-off plague the Great Lakes here in the United States.
August 19, 2019 https://greatlakesecho.org/2019/08/19/large-lakes-worldwide-share-many-of-the-same-threats/While microplastics get plenty of attention as a Great Lakes pollutant, researchers say there is not enough information to know if these macroplastic golf balls pose similar harm in freshwater systems.
April 4, 2019 https://greatlakesecho.org/2019/04/04/golf-ball-pollution-creates-jobs-for-people-with-disabilities/Microplastics are showing up in sediments as well as water.
December 17, 2018 https://greatlakesecho.org/2018/12/17/with-plastics-the-message-is-the-bottle/Her efforts led to bans on microplastics and to the discovery that plastic is ubiquitous throughout the environment.
September 24, 2018 https://greatlakesecho.org/2018/09/24/great-lakes-researcher-recognized-for-pioneering-plastic-pollution-studies/