Nancy Goucher

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Le 4 septembre 2024,des gens pêchent sur le bord du lac Érié au moment d’une prolifération algale, à Toledo, dans l’Ohio. Les hivers plus chauds entraînent des proliférations plus longues et plus fréquentes. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Les hivers plus chauds favorisent les proliférations d’algues dans les Grands Lacs

Nandita Basu, University of Waterloo and Nancy Goucher, University of Waterloo

Les proliférations d’algues sont généralement associées aux conditions météo estivales, mais les hivers plus chauds dus au changement climatique les rendent plus fréquentes sur de plus longues périodes.
A family fishes on Lake Erie during an algal bloom, Sept. 4, 2024, in Toledo, Ohio. Warmer winters are leading to longer, and more frequent, bloom periods. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Warmer winters are fuelling a growth in algal blooms across the Great Lakes

Nandita Basu, University of Waterloo and Nancy Goucher, University of Waterloo

Algal blooms are typically associated with summer weather but warmer winters caused by climate change are resulting in blooms appearing more frequently, and for longer periods.
La présence de microplastiques dans l’environnement est un problème mondial en pleine croissance. (Shutterstock)

Les microplastiques contaminent les Grands Lacs. Il faut diminuer la production et la consommation de plastique

Lewis Alcott, University of Bristol; Fereidoun Rezanezhad, University of Waterloo; Nancy Goucher, University of Waterloo; Philippe Van Cappellen, University of Waterloo, and Stephanie Slowinski, University of Waterloo

Les risques croissants pour l’environnement et la santé posés par les microplastiques ne peuvent être résolus qu’en réduisant la quantité de plastique produite.
Microplastics in the environment is a growing global problem. (Shutterstock)

To address the growing issue of microplastics in the Great Lakes, we need to curb our consumption

Lewis Alcott, University of Bristol; Fereidoun Rezanezhad, University of Waterloo; Nancy Goucher, University of Waterloo; Philippe Van Cappellen, University of Waterloo, and Stephanie Slowinski, University of Waterloo

The growing environmental and health risks posed by microplastics can only be addressed by reducing the amount of plastic produced and ensuring that all of it is recycled.
A front-end loader dumps road salt into a truck in Chelsea, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

‘Forever contaminant’ road salts pose an icy dilemma: Do we protect drivers or our fresh water?

Jovana Radosavljevic, University of Waterloo; David L Rudolph, University of Waterloo; Fereidoun Rezanezhad, University of Waterloo; Jiangyue Ju, University of Waterloo; Nancy Goucher, University of Waterloo, and Philippe Van Cappellen, University of Waterloo

Increasing awareness of the dangers ‘forever chemical’ road salts pose to our fresh water systems highlights the urgent importance of finding new approaches to de-icing our roads.

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