Great Lakes are on the mend, but new threat looms

Shawn McCarthy from the Globe and Mail visited the Grand River with our team in early November to talk about our research and its implications for the local watershed as well as Great Lakes.  The article in the newspaper highlighted the improvements in the river resulting from the investments made in wastewater treatment by the local communities. It is a promising scientific result that demonstrates that endocrine disrupting chemicals can be reduced in effluents and can make a major difference to the receiving environment.

The article is available at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/great-lakes-are-on-the-mend-but-new-threatsloom/article27548939/