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    discrimination into the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. To do so, I will investigate specific issues and regulation deficiencies that are negatively impacting the Great Lakes’ reserves, and develop a plan of action on your behalf. As you are aware, protecting the Great Lakes is critically important. It is not only the largest source of freshwater in the United States but in the whole world. Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin border the Great Lakes, and all of

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    The way of Non-point source pollution in the Great Lakes • Atmospheric precipitation Many contaminants settle out of the atmosphere, such as acid rain, the pollutants and nutrients will transport from distant places by air depositing into the lake as the form of rain. The first pollutants as atmospheric deposition on the Great Lakes were phosphorus. It is found that about 20 percent phosphorus entering Lake Michigan comes from the atmosphere by determination of rain, snow and dust. Since phosphorus

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    Mixed Wood Eco Zone

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    known fertile land is the Niagra Escrapment. This ecozone comes with fresh water resources which form 20% of worlds fresh water. 42% of this eco zones total surface area is covered with Water. The fresh water resources include four out of five great lakes; lake Superior,

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    How Water Made A Mitten

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    task. Michigan is a unique state in which it has a distinct and familiar shape, therefore commonly referred to as “the mitten” state. In addition the Lower Peninsula that is shaped like a mitten, the great state is composed of an addition peninsula. These two peninsulas are surround by 5 “great lakes”, which contains 18% of the world’s fresh water supply. The diverse shape and topography of Michigan can be attributed to the processes of weathering, erosion, and deposition throughout the area. The

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    Lake Tahoe, an enormous expanse of clear, blue, fresh water surrounded by meadows and dense forests and rimmed by snow-capped peaks, is one of the world's great scenic and ecological wonders. Tahoe's water is world famous for its amazing clarity. Even today, one can see objects 70 feet below the surface, a clarity matched almost nowhere in the world. The Tahoe Basin had a slowly evolving and essentially balanced environment for thousands of years, with surrounding forests, meadows and marshlands

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    Haplogroup X History

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    ability to have their mtDNA tested it will be easier to evaluate X2a. I found it interesting that not only is haplogroup X unique but it is found in high frequencies in the Great Lakes population and low frequencies in the Plains and Pacific Northwest. This caught my eyes because I am from Ohio which is a part of the Great Lakes region and it is where my grandmother was born as well which could give the possibility that X2a is a part of my lineage (Raff and Bolnick, 2015). I think it is amazing that haplogroup

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    chunk of us, Michiganders. The name Michigan comes from the Chippewa Indian word Michigama which means great or large lake. Lake Michigan was called Michigama by the Chippewa Indians. Our unique state is luckily surrounded by four of the five Great Lakes. The Great Lakes in our region have vastly influenced our state and those around us. Without Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake Huron, and Lake Erie, we would not have the large fresh water sources we currently are blessed with, many jobs would not

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    Re: New strategic approach – Personal reflection Background: The indication from market intelligence studies is that the current CIMERWA Ltd company’s strategic objectives will not provide the company with opportunities for sustainable growth especially when considering the anticipated paradigm shift in the market towards 3D building models, flexible concrete and substitution products. External environmental analysis (PESTEL) indicates that globalization and technology will influence

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    Pollutants on the Great Lakes”. The essay explains that there is a problem going on in the Great Lakes with people who live around the Great Lakes area in that what they are throwing into the lakes; whether it would be from trash or fecal matter it is all causing major effects on the ecosystem on the Great Lakes, in turn effecting the fish and water we consume. This is not only a major problem for the lakes but also the humans that depend on those lakes. Claim The Great Lakes have been under

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    Nonindigenous Species

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    The Great Lakes provide 20% of the world's fresh water source and are one of the most profitable areas in the world. If we as a species want to benefit from the water supply we have, The Great Lakes must be protected from threats such as invasive species, and allowed to flourish. Although there a slough of invasive species, there are also proper methods for minimizing and dealing with the invasive species and pollutants in the Great Lakes. During the last two hundred years, invasive species have

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