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Water Quality of Water Quality of thethe Great Great LakesLakes
A look at the largest fresh surface A look at the largest fresh surface water system on Earth using GISwater system on Earth using GIS
Leah ShimkoLeah Shimko
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Environmental IssuesEnvironmental Issues
• PCBs, DDT, fertilizers, untreated PCBs, DDT, fertilizers, untreated human waste, phosphate detergentshuman waste, phosphate detergents
• Accelerated eutrophicationAccelerated eutrophication– Low DOLow DO– Low biodiversityLow biodiversity
• Great Lakes Water Quality Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement between Canada and the Agreement between Canada and the U.S. - 1972U.S. - 1972
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Project GoalsProject Goals
• Basic DataBasic Data– Watershed BoundariesWatershed Boundaries– Political BoundariesPolitical Boundaries
• Maps of Pollution Levels Maps of Pollution Levels – Select ContaminantsSelect Contaminants– Try to show change in quality pre-1972 Try to show change in quality pre-1972
to post-1972to post-1972
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Major Data SourcesMajor Data Sources• GLENDAGLENDA – Great Lakes Environmental – Great Lakes Environmental
Database, EPA (tables)Database, EPA (tables)
• GLINGLIN – Great Lakes Information – Great Lakes Information Network (shapefiles)Network (shapefiles)
• CanadaCanada (.e00 interchange files) (.e00 interchange files)
• 1996-20031996-2003
• P, Cl, N, Si, K, Ca, Alkalinity, Temp., P, Cl, N, Si, K, Ca, Alkalinity, Temp., Turbidity, pH, DO …Turbidity, pH, DO …
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Is Ontario the best or is Is Ontario the best or is another lake Superior?another lake Superior?
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Na+TDS
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Seasonal Lake Temperatures
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5
10
15
20
25
10/28/1995
5/15/1996
12/1/1996
6/19/1997
1/5/1998
7/24/1998
2/9/1999
8/28/1999
3/15/2000
10/1/2000
4/19/2001
11/5/2001
5/24/2002
12/10/2002
6/28/2003
1/14/2004
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Ontario at Depth = 20 m
Superior at Depth = 20 m
Ontario at Depth = 5 m
Superior at Depth = 5 m
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Work RemainingWork Remaining• Compare data to acceptable levelsCompare data to acceptable levels
• EffectsEffects
• Pre-1972 data – there’s still a chancePre-1972 data – there’s still a chance
• OrganizationOrganization
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ConclusionsConclusions
• Levels of pretty much everything are Levels of pretty much everything are higher in Lake Ontario in comparison higher in Lake Ontario in comparison to Lake Superior, to Lake Superior,
• ……but at least Lake Erie appears to be but at least Lake Erie appears to be more of a dump than Lake Ontario. more of a dump than Lake Ontario.
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Lake “Less of a dump than Erie” Ontario