Geography 2011A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Botulism, Lake Superior, Human Factors And Ergonomics
31 Jan 2018
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Agreement: 1972 = great lakes water quality agreement. = made to ensure both can and us take action against pollution. = control pollution, scientific research, monitor water quality. = biggest threat at time = point source pollution from industrial. = successfully reduced release of toxic substances and number invasive species by ballast water. = revised again in 2012: toda(cid:455)"s th(cid:396)eats to (cid:449)ate(cid:396) (cid:395)ualit(cid:455) a(cid:374)d (cid:395)ua(cid:374)tit(cid:455) Harmful algal bloom = 2011 worst ever in lake erie = due to non-point sources: only issue we have addressed is point source pollution, today = complex pollution. Old and new areas of concern: 2012 agreement = born in an era where public engagement and transparency are paramount, agreement calls for the establishment of a great lakes executive committee, key priorities: Improve quality of impaired watersheds: most important issues: Chemicals and the bioaccumulation due to thousands of unregulated sources. Nutrients = policy of voluntary regulation is not working.
