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Great Lakes Program (GLP)
Founded by the Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) of the US EPA, the
Great Lakes Program is made up of all the programs working to benefit the Great
Lakes region. The Great Lakes Program consists of activities such as RAPs and
Lakewide Area Management Plans. Along with these activities, the GLP helps to
reduce toxic emissions through the Episodic Events/Great Lakes Experiment Study to
work for the Lake Michigan Mass Balance Study with research on the air/water
exchange of PCBs and PAHs.
The Great Lakes Binational Toxics Strategy (2000-2006)
This program is a collaborative effort between the United States and Canada to
reduce or eliminate the toxic substances harmful to the Great Lakes region. The US
EPA and Environment Canada (EC), along with other Governmental Departments, the
Great Lakes states, the Province of Ontario, Tribes, and First Nations are working
together to ensure the health and future of the Great Lakes system. The goal of the
strategy is to involve all aspects of society, not just government, to create a healthy
environment. This strategy formed due in part to the Great Lakes Water Quality
Agreement, an agreement between the US and Canada based upon
recommendations by the IJC. The two countries combined to form recommendations
and goals to clean up Lake Erie from unwanted toxins. The release of the toxics are
measured and used to determine the effectiveness of a number of programs. The
goal is to reduce both mercury use and release by 50% by the year 2006 and to
reduce dioxins, furons, and PCBs even further. The current programs were
compared with newer ideas to keep up to date the programming already in place.
Programs such as the Voluntary Mercury Agreement with Northwest Indiana Steel
Mills and the Michigan Mercury Pollution Prevention Task Force have been
implemented to help reduce already present toxins and the addition of new toxins into
the Great Lakes environment.
Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network (IADN)
2001-2003
Description:
Lead Organization:
The integrated atmospheric deposition network is a monitoring network in both the
United States and Canada, used to assess atmospheric deposition on pollutants in
the Great Lakes area. The network consists of three master stations and two satellite
stations along the Great Lakes in Michigan, New York, Illinois, and Wisconsin. The
stations track the presence of trace organics, trace metals, emerging contaminants,
dioxins/furans, and mercury. The tentative collection dates run from November 1,
2001 until October 31, 2003.
US EPA-GLNPO
Regional Air Pollutant Inventory Development System (RAPIDS)
Ongoing
Description:
In order to determine the state of air quality in Ohio, the Ohio EPA Division of Air
Pollution Control created an inventory as part of the regulatory program of air quality
in Ohio. This emission inventory is a compilation of data describing emissions from
different sources of air pollution such as a utility, refinery, automobile, or trains. With
the information, the Ohio EPA creates a system named Regional Air Pollutant
Inventory Development System (RAPIDS), the state’s emission inventory system
Activities and Accomplishments
in the Maumee Area of Concern
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Issue 14: Atmospheric Deposition