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Great Lakes microplastics: How they get there, how they spread, and why the picture remains murky

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The plastic showing up in the Great Lakes doesn’t arrive in one dramatic spill. It slips in piece by piece — blown off land, flushed through sewers, shed from everyday products and ...
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PFAS are turning up in the Great Lakes, putting fish and water supplies at risk – here’s how they get there

No matter where you live in the United States, you have likely seen headlines about PFAS being detected in everything from drinking water to fish to milk to human bodies. PFAS, or per- and ...