Tag: environment
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UWGB receives $330,000 to study microplastics in Green Bay | Insight
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By Aaron Holbrook UW-Green Bay has received a $330,000 grant from SC Johnson to study microplastics found in fish from Lake Michigan and the Bay of Green Bay. The project will look at how often fish swallow these plastics, where the biggest problem areas are and what kinds of plastics are most common. “With support…
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UW-Green Bay awarded $330K grant to study impact of microplastics on fish in Lake Michigan | Fox 11
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By Mallory Allen GREEN BAY (WLUK) — The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has received a grant to study microplastics found in fish from Lake Michigan and the Bay of Green Bay. Officials say these tiny plastic fragments are typically smaller than five millimeters — approximately the size of a sesame seed — and result from the…
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Green Water in Green Bay: Using Data Buoys to Monitor the Southern Bay | Environmental Monitor Magazine
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While the bay of Green Bay has been referred to as the largest freshwater “estuary” in the world, the watershed hosts intensive agriculture and contributes one-third of Lake Michigan’s total phosphorus load. The Fox River flows into the bay, carrying excess nutrients largely the result of non-point source runoff from the watershed. With a history…