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Commentary | Nov 6, 2017

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of the world’s freshwater laboratory? Roger Mollot, our Operations Manager, explains all…

Researcher Profiles | Oct 17, 2017

We are delighted to introduce you to our new Food Web Biologist, Cyndy Desjardins, Learn all about her passion for nature, fresh water science, and UK TV…

Commentary | Oct 6, 2017

Now that it is welcoming its first federal chief science advisor, Pauline Gerrard explains how Canada can best support and nuture its scientific commmunity.

Engaging with Science | Sep 26, 2017

Science affects everyone. Limnology affects everyone’s water supplies. That’s why we want everyone to get involved.

Commentary | Sep 23, 2017

As the very first meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury takes place, we explain why mercury poses such a risk to humans, what IISD Experimental Lakes Area has discovered, and lay out what needs to happen next.

Research highlights | Aug 28, 2017

IISD-ELA isn’t just a pretty face, you know. We get down to some hard testing and analyzing in our chemistry laboratory. Hannah Polaczek takes us through four of the most important things that go down in our ‘chem lab.’

Engaging with Science | Aug 21, 2017

Here at IISD Experimental Lakes Area, we are always looking to educate and nurture the limnologists of tomorrow. But what journey do students take to get here? And how do they find the experience?

News | Jun 27, 2017

This year we asked YOU how you would save Canada’s fresh water. This is how you responded.

Researcher Profiles | Jun 26, 2017

We spoke to four of the women who work at IISD-ELA to ask them about their experiences working in limnology as a woman, and what advice they might have for other budding female scientists.

Commentary | Jun 22, 2017

We sat down with Matthew McCandless, our executive director, to look at three of the biggest current threats to Canada’s fresh water and to learn what IISD-ELA is doing about them.