Pollution, Great Lakes
Throughout the Great Lakes, 43 tributaries and bays have been identified as having serious pollution problems.
Cleanup efforts have been ongoing for decades, yet just three sites — two Canadian sites on Lake Huron and the
Oswego River in New York — have been removed from the list.
Eight active sites remain on Lake Ontario:
# Hamilton Harbor, Ontario, Canada.
# Niagara River, New York.
# Eighteen-Mile Creek, Olcott, Niagara County, New York.
# Oswego Creek, New York – DELISTED.
# St. Lawrence River, New York.
# Rochester embayment, New York.
# Bay of Quinte, Ontario, Canada.
# Port Hope, Ontario, Canada.
# Toronto and region, Ontario, Canada.
July 27, 2006 7:28 AM | Category: Cleanup