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RECORD NUMBER: 13 OF 15Main Title | Things to Consider When Assessing Municipal Impacts for Remedial Action on a Lake Superior Estuary. | |||||||||||
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Author | Glass., G. E. ; | |||||||||||
CORP Author | Environmental Research Lab.-Duluth, MN. | |||||||||||
Publisher | 1990 | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1990 | |||||||||||
Report Number | EPA/600/D-90/160; | |||||||||||
Stock Number | PB91-129148 | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Urban areas ; Water pollution ; Lake Superior ; Municipalities ; Fisheries ; Wildlife ; Animal ecology ; Damage ; Environmental impacts ; Industrial wastes ; Spoil ; Dredging ; Concentration(Composition) ; Mercury(Metal) ; Remedial action ; Duluth Harbor | |||||||||||
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Collation | 14p | |||||||||||
Abstract | A broad view must be taken when considering the possible impacts and implications of municipal (urban) activities on a water body because of the high costs and permanence of the actions. This is especially true where an extensive land/water interface exists and the water body is an estuary that functions as an important fishery and wildlife nursery area. When the estuary is an especially important part of a Great Lake, it is essential to consider the ecological complexity and sensitivity of the resource and the long-term damage that could ensue from improper usage and short-sighted decisions. |