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Great Lakes states use millions of pounds of pesticides every year, including toxins known to be endocrine disruptors, carcinogens, and reproductive toxins that contaminate water, often at levels exceeding health risk limits. In addition, there are an estimated 80,000 chemicals in commercial products. [|WWW.GreatLakesDirectory.com]

Drilling for oil under the Great Lakes would have serious consequences on the health and use of each lake, their ecosystems, and their vast watersheds. Companies have been pressuring the Great Lakes states to allow exploratory drilling for years, and have been stopped in their tracks numerous times by enormous public outcry. [|WWW.GreatLakesDirctory.com]



// The Great Lakes basin is home to millions of acres of wetlands, unique ecosystems that provide critical habitat for plants and animals as well as playing an important role in maintaining our water quality. Major threats to the remaining Great Lakes wetlands are agriculture, development and recreation demands as well as recent efforts to weaken existing wetland protections. This section of the Great Lakes Directory is focused on articles relating to wetlands and wetland protection. // // [|www.GreatLakesDirectory.com] //