How the heck did a report saying that Great Lakes coasts are in fair to poor condition ever get out of the federal government? Somebody slipped up.
Lakes score low in report
A report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency states that coastal areas of the Great Lakes are in “fair to poor” condition.
The document the National Coastal Condition Report II uses data from the last five years to evaluate the condition of coastal areas throughout the United States.
The overall condition was rated on 12 factors, each given a score of one through five, where five was the best.
The Great Lakes scored the lowest rating, a 1, for sediment contamination. The highest rating, a 5, was given for dissolved oxygen.
http://www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/nccr/2005/Chap7_GreatLakes.pdf
Posted by Dave at January 20, 2005 10:21 AM