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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/Jim Bailey of Infosuperior spoke with four kayakers who are paddling the perimeter of Lake Superior, and cleaning up beaches, collecting microplastics samples and sauna-hopping along the way.
August 15, 2018 https://greatlakesecho.org/2018/08/15/a-conversation-with-the-kayakers-paddling-the-perimeter-of-lake-superior/Microplastics detected in the suds of microbrews.
August 6, 2018 https://greatlakesecho.org/2018/08/06/whats-in-your-great-lakes-brew/They examined strategies for keeping plastic cigar tips, water bottles and bags from harming water quality.
May 11, 2018 https://greatlakesecho.org/2018/05/11/researchers-evaluate-ways-to-keep-plastic-pollution-out-of-great-lakes/In mid-October, environmentalists from across the Great Lakes region will meet to discuss their biggest challenges.
September 22, 2017 https://greatlakesecho.org/2017/09/22/great-lakes-conference-to-discuss-regional-challenges/Governments might be phasing out the use of microbeads, but nothing but time will remove the problem from the environment.
May 8, 2017 https://greatlakesecho.org/2017/05/08/another-clean-up-for-mother-nature/The same things that make plastic bags useful to us make them bad for the environment. But banning them has proven to be a challenge.
April 5, 2017 https://greatlakesecho.org/2017/04/05/you-want-to-ban-plastic-bags-good-luck/Michigan’s natural landscapes have been marketed as refuges for urbanites since the 1800s.
March 27, 2017 https://greatlakesecho.org/2017/03/27/pure-michigan-a-two-centuries-old-marketing-tool/Some scientists from the Great Lakes area used Twitter to introduce themselves and their work to the public.
March 6, 2017 https://greatlakesecho.org/2017/03/06/great-lakes-scientists-remind-social-media-they-exist/A new mathematical model could bolster research on plastic in the Great Lakes.
February 24, 2017 https://greatlakesecho.org/2017/02/24/new-model-tracks-plastic-in-great-lakes/