ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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fishermen who catch fish in the lakes.
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homeowners who live along the lakes.
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factory owners in the area of the lakes.
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people who get their drinking water from the lakes,
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Detailed explanation-1: -The U.S. and Canada first signed the Agreement in 1972. It was amended in 1983 and 1987. In 2012, it was updated to enhance water quality programs that ensure the “chemical, physical, and biological integrity” of the Great Lakes.
Detailed explanation-2: -The largest source of pollution in the Great Lakes is phosphorous runoff from farmland. The nutrient feeds cyanobacteria. That’s a harmful algal bloom which can harbor a toxin that can make humans and animals sick.
Detailed explanation-3: -One of the greatest threats to the quality and health of Great Lakes and its tributaries is excess chemicals, fertilizers, and sediment from irresponsible agricultural practices.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) between Canada and the United States was first signed in 1972. It identifies shared priorities and actions needed to restore and protect the Great Lakes.
Detailed explanation-5: -Fifty years ago, facing public demands for environmental reforms, President Richard Nixon and Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau signed the first Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA or Agreement), bringing the weight of their offices together to address a single issue – excessive algae in Lake Erie.