IISD-ELA in the News | Phys.org | September 13, 2023
"The study found that the movement of water between freshwater bodies, or freshwater connectivity, can transport eDNA. This highlights the potential of eDNA to provide a comprehensive view of freshwater biodiversity."
IISD-ELA in the News | CBC Radio-Canada | September 1, 2023
IISD-ELA in the News | Ici Radio-Canada | September 1, 2023
Nathalie Elysée Nzigire, a participant in this year's African Women in Science program speaks to Radio-Canada about her experience here in Winnipeg, and what needs to happen next to help safeguard the African Great Lakes. Interview starts at 7:00. French-language.
IISD-ELA in the News | NPR | August 28, 2023
“We began thinking about how microplastics should be better managed or how they could be managed in the Great Lakes,” said Eden Hataley, a Ph. D. student at the University of Toronto and a co-author of both of the studies.
IISD-ELA in the News | PBS | August 22, 2023
"Nearly 90 percent of water samples taken from the Great Lakes over the last ten years exceed safe levels for wildlife. Researchers from the University of Toronto and the Winnipeg-based International Institute for Sustainable Development came to this conclusion after conducting a comprehensive review of microplastics studies."
IISD-ELA in the News | Radio-Canada | August 21, 2023
"Les microplastiques sont dorénavant « omniprésents » dans les Grands Lacs, selon les conclusions de nouvelles études de l’Université de Toronto publiées dans la revue scientifique Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences."
IISD-ELA in the News | Fox 2 Detroit | August 21, 2023
"Over the past 10 years, research of microplastics in the Great Lakes have found 90% of samples contained unsafe levels of contaminants."
IISD-ELA in the News | Kenora Daily Miner | August 18, 2023
"Thanks to a top up from the province, the nearby Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) is poised to revolutionize wild rice production."
IISD-ELA in the News | The Guardian | August 17, 2023
"About 90% of water samples taken over the last 10 years from the Great Lakes contain microplastic levels that are unsafe for wildlife, a new peer-reviewed paper from the University of Toronto finds."
IISD-ELA in the News | The Starfish | August 11, 2023
"At the ELA, we can study contaminants by setting up enclosures (termed limnocorrals) in the lake, so we can gain insights on how microplastics behave in nature, because the enclosures had natural water, sediment, and were susceptible to the natural weather conditions. The enclosures also enable us to manipulate what goes in there, including some animals and… microplastics"
