Collecting sediment in a backwater of the Manistique River
Detailed Description
Collecting sediment in a backwater of the Manistique River and Harbor Area of Concern (AOC) on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Aquatic insects accumulate contaminants like PCBs in their tissues as larvae, then transfer them to predators such as spiders when the emerge from the water.
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Areas of Concern (AOC)
Under GLRI Action Plan II, federal agencies and their partners will continue to remediate and restore Areas of Concern. Federal agencies will implement critical management actions in all of the remaining AOCs and will complete all management actions required to delist the following ten: Buffalo River, Clinton River, Grand Calumet River, Manistique River, Menominee River, Muskegon Lake, River...
GeoHealth--USGS Newsletter August 2013
This edition of the GeoHEALTH—USGS Newsletter features recent research from the Environmental Health Toxic Substances Hydrology and Contaminant Biology Programs.
Related
Areas of Concern (AOC)
Under GLRI Action Plan II, federal agencies and their partners will continue to remediate and restore Areas of Concern. Federal agencies will implement critical management actions in all of the remaining AOCs and will complete all management actions required to delist the following ten: Buffalo River, Clinton River, Grand Calumet River, Manistique River, Menominee River, Muskegon Lake, River...
GeoHealth--USGS Newsletter August 2013
This edition of the GeoHEALTH—USGS Newsletter features recent research from the Environmental Health Toxic Substances Hydrology and Contaminant Biology Programs.