Fall Lakes Letter looks at plastics in large lakes

Nov 28, 2023

The Fall 2023 issue of Lakes Letter is out! The following feature articles explore various aspects of plastics in large lakes:

• Plastic pollution: A full life-cycle issue by Sherri Mason
• Developing frameworks for monitoring and assessing the ecological risk of microplastics in the Laurentian Great Lakes by Eden Hataley, Karen Kidd, Chelsea Rochman & Rebecca Rooney
• Clean Shores, Great Lakes: Preventing microplastics from entering the African Great Lakes through citizen science cleanups by Bahati Mayoma, Conrad Sparks & Farhan Khan
• A ripple effect caused by a science-arts-cultural collaboration: Plastic pollution in the Great Lakes watershed by Patricia Corcoran, Kirsty Robertson, Kelly Jazvac & Sara Belontz

You'll also find several research briefs on plastics, and news from IAGLR and the community. As always, we are happy to celebrate the accomplishments of existing members and welcome our new ones, including profiles of Heather Dettman, Harris Phiri, and Lisa Sonnenburg.