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.
Research Vessel Lake Guardian
R/V Lake Guardian operates on the open waters of the
Great Lakes |
Indicators
Straightforward measures on the health of the Great Lakes ecosystem |
Limnology
Key environmental factors that influence the food chain and fish of the Great Lakes |
Fish
Contaminants in Great Lakes fish and
related human health concerns
|
Sediments
Identification and clean-up of areas with contaminated sediments
|
Beach Closings
Health risks at Great Lakes beaches |
Air
Atmospheric monitoring of toxic air pollutants to the Great Lakes |
Plankton
Studies of phytoplankton and zooplankton in the Great Lakes
|
Data Projects
Data-intensive mass balance projects and databases |
Biology
& Benthic Invertebrates
Benthic community health in the Great Lakes |
