Carol Thompson
Feb 7, 2025
The United States and Canada should take stronger action against microplastic pollution in the Great Lakes, an international science advisory board recommended to the governments.
The small plastic particles are "ubiquitous" in Great Lakes water, sediment, plants, fish and beaches, the International Joint Commission's Great Lakes Science Advisory Board said in a report issued late last year.
The United States and Canada should take stronger action against microplastic pollution in the Great Lakes, an international science advisory board recommended to the governments.
The small plastic particles are "ubiquitous" in Great Lakes water, sediment, plants, fish and beaches, the International Joint Commission's Great Lakes Science Advisory Board said in a report issued late last year. They said microplastics levels in Great Lakes fish are "among the highest reported worldwide," which suggests people who eat them are exposed to the pollutants.