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Microplastic Contamination in Karst Groundwater Systems (from Illinois)
A link: https://ngwa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/am-pdf/10.1111/gwat.12862
“Green Bay panel discusses Quality of Door county life” from the October 7, 1969 Door County Advocate
The meeting, held on campus, was the second of a series held to investigate the environmental problems of 12 northeastern Wisconsin counties.
Looking at the figures for deaths from Parkinson’s in Door County
There isn’t much to go by with the figures available, but there is enough to spur some thoughts.
Lead in Door County groundwater is attached to small particles, which can be filtered out to remove the lead
This 1994 study looked for lead, finding it in Door County wells which received water from zones of high hydraulic connectivity.
Dissolved metals are not causing algae blooms in Green Bay. Instead it is nitrogen and phosphorus.
Setting off fireworks over Green Bay still may not be the greatest thing for aquatic life, but at least metals do not appear to cause algae blooms.
Shoreline drone flights in Kenosha County found a "very shallow layer of ozone rich air lying above the surface" of Lake Michigan
This is a pre-print study: https://amt.copernicus.org/preprints/amt-2023-143/amt-2023-143.pdf
Thoughts about the pelleting plant in Green Bay, which prepares plastic and fiber waste for burning at a location northwest of Door County
These three articles about the waste pelleting plant in Green Bay have been published within the last year:
Over a decade ago, shoreline property owners stated that they were willing to pay more for cleaner water, but their interest has been…
A 2009 study asked if people would pay varying amounts up to $1,000 for cleaner water in Green Bay.
Door County Highway Department reaches settlement over Sister Bay salt contamination
There is a long series of documents about this at https://apps.dnr.wi.gov/botw/GetActivityDetail.do?detailSeqNo=554088.
The day-of-week pattern for NOx emissions in Door County indicates the pollution is driven by recreationists
This pre-print article observes that Door County has an unusual air pollution pattern…
Crossroads at Big Creek is asking the state and county to pay for landfilling polluted soil, but they haven't tried suing Sherwin-Williams
https://www.co.door.wi.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_09262023-1531#page=2 describes what is going on.
Agent Blue and the Menominee River
Nearly all Agent Blue used in Vietnam was manufactured along the Menominee River, which is still contaminated from it today.
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