Great Lakes Echo asks its readers to identify an Area of Concern highlighted by a video each week. Check out this week's Area of Concern below...I think it will look pretty familiar.
Area of Concerns (AOCs) are spots in the Great Lakes basin that have environmental degradation. The St. Louis River AOC has several beneficial use impairments (BUIs), including:
Restrictions on fish and wildlife consumption
Excessive Loading of Sediment and Nutrients
Degradation of fish and wildlife populations
Beach closings
Fish tumors or other deformities
Degradation of aesthetics
Degradation of benthos
Restriction on dredging activities
Loss of fish and wildlife habitat (US EPA)
For more information about the St. Louis AOC, visit the following sites:
US EPA
Great Lakes Commission
Wisconsin DNR
Lake Superior Binational Forum
-Written by Jillian Schubert Edwards
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