Great cleanup skims the surface

Journal Article · Mon Sep 03 00:00:00 EDT 1990 · Insight; (USA)

OSTI ID:5836568

Dillingham, S

Appalled by the pollution of the Great Lakes, the United States embarked on a multibillion-dollar cleanup. Twenty years later the nation's largest freshwater source is teeming with life, but problems caused by man and nature remain. Amid the finger-pointing, states in the region and Congress are continuing to clean up the mess.

• OSTI ID: 5836568
• Journal Information: Insight; (USA), Vol. 6:36; ISSN 0884-9285
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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