Deer Lake removed from environmental concern list
Source: MINewswire
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Deer Lake near Ishpeming is finally off the EPA’s Area of Concern list, after a lengthy water amendment project from the city was finished. That means four decades of environmental concerns at the site can be put to rest.
Excerpt: The Michigan Office of the Great Lakes today announced lower levels of mercury in Deer Lake-area fish, allowing the DEQ, the EPA and the local public advisory council to remove the Deer Lake Area of Concern “Restrictions on Fish and Wildlife Consumption” Beneficial Use Impairment.
The whole update is online here.
Source: MINewswire
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