Great Lakes Monitoring

The Great Lakes National Program Office conducts monitoring programs that sample the water, aquatic life, sediments, and air in order to assess the health of the Great Lakes ecosystem.

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Research Vessel Peter Wise Lake Guardian R/V Peter Wise Lake Guardian operates on the open waters of the Great Lakes	Indicators Straightforward measures on the health of the Great Lakes ecosystem
*Great Minds, Great Lakes* Everything you'll want to know about the Great Lakes. Includes ideas and exercises for teachers and students to enhance their Great Lakes experience.	Fish Contaminants in Great Lakes fish and related human health concerns
Limnology "The study of physical, chemical, and biological properties in freshwater systems"	Beach Closings Health risks at Great Lakes beaches
Sediments Identification and clean-up of areas with contaminated sediments	Plankton Studies of phytoplankton and zooplankton in the Great Lakes
Air Atmospheric monitoring of toxic air pollutants to the Great Lakes	Biology & Benthic Invertebrates Benthic community health in the Great Lakes
Data Projects Data-intensive mass balance projects and databases

Great Lakes Monitoring

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