Superior resident is first EPA UW-Madison research fellow
EPA-UW-Madison Research Fellow Ryan Lepak is looking at sources of methylmercury in fish and how it accumulates in and moves through the Great Lakes environment.
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Largest PCB cleanup in the world winding down
Sea Grant Contributed to Fox River Effort For three decades beginning in the 1950s, seven Fox River Valley paper mills manufactured or recycled carbonless copy paper. Like so many processes and products of the modern world, carbonless copy paper represented human ingenuity. Multiple copies of documents could be created at a single stroke and the Read more about Largest PCB cleanup in the world winding down[…]
Aquatic invasive species are short-circuiting benefits from mercury reduction in the Great Lakes
According to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 40 years of reduced mercury use, emissions, and loading in the Great Lakes region have largely not produced equivalent declines in the amount of mercury accumulating in large game fish.
Influencing industry and research: Ballast water
The River Talk series continues at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at the Lake Superior Estuarium. Matt TenEyck, director of the University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Lake Superior Research Institute, will present, “Influencing Industry and Research: Ballast Water.”
UW-Madison embarks on new partnership with EPA to train next generation of scientists
A new training program will support trainees at three levels (undergraduates, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows) while strengthening cooperation between the EPA and UW-Madison.
Harbor Centre Marina re-certified as a Wisconsin Clean Marina
Harbor Centre Marina in Sheboygan was recently recognized for its environmentally responsible business practices to minimize water pollution by being re-certified as a Wisconsin Clean Marina.
New Coastal Management Fellow ready to seek out his niche
A recent master’s graduate of the University of Michigan, Adam Arend is ready to expand his professional experience in the freshwater world.
Wisconsin Sea Grant announces involvement in federally funded aquaculture research
Wisconsin Sea Grant will participate in three recently announced federally funded aquaculture projects that will support a sustainable, domestic food supply and decrease America’s seafood trade deficit.
Entangled in plastic: New Madison exhibit highlights marine debris
To raise awareness about the complex cultural and material nexus that is “plastic,” Wisconsin Sea Grant has collaborated with the Chazen Museum of Art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which is presenting, “Plastic Entanglements: Ecology, Aesthetics, Materials.” The free exhibit opened on Sept. 13 and runs through Jan. 5, 2020.
Connecting teachers and students to the Lake Superior Watershed
Wisconsin Sea Grant is helping to fund an educational program designed to show teachers and students how nature can be a classroom.