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Pollution In The Great Lakes

The Great Lakes face significant pollution challenges from various sources, including heavy industry, agriculture, and manufacturing. Key pollutants include chemicals such as PCBs, dioxins, furans, hexachlorobenzene, lead, and mercury compounds.

Pollution In The Great Lakes

Pollution In The Great Lakes

Short/Long Term Effects

Long Term
Plant and animal life will begin to die off because of the constant toxins going through their systems.
Short Term
The polluting of water will make it increasingly harder to filter and will begin to negatively affect the health of the animals and plants presents.

Major Sources Of Water Pollution

Types of pollution
Chemical, plastic and nutrient pollution
Chemicals in the water
PCB, dioxins, furans, hexachlorobenzene, lead, and mercury compounds.
Sources
Heavy industry, agriculture, and manufacturing

Human Activities/Natural Events

Increased rainfall can lead to landslides which can drag waste into waterways.
Flooding can lead to contaminated water from drains and the sewer rise up and go directly into the lake.

Canadian Initiatives

Great Lakes protection initiative
This initiative will work to decrease pollution levels in the lake by regulating companies to reduce the releasing of harmful chemicals.

What Canadians Can Do To Help

Reducing the use of single use plastics, farmers reducing the use of pesticides, companies being more careful with the handling of their waste, throwing out your garbage, and using face cleansers with no plastic beads in it.