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Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now

A guest author for Bridge Magazine.

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Posted inMichigan Environment Watch

Feral goldfish are menacing Great Lakes: We’re going to need a bigger bowl

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now November 29, 2023May 15, 2025

Tracking escaped goldfish in Hamilton Harbour could help control the invasive species.

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Posted inMichigan Environment Watch

Study: Fish can recover from mercury pollution faster than thought

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now December 28, 2021May 15, 2025

The results, published this week in the journal Nature, showed that mercury levels in plankton and fish fell more quickly than expected once new sources of mercury were cut off.

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Posted inMichigan Environment Watch

Should Michigan, other states let nature clean up oil spills?

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now August 2, 2021May 15, 2025

Natural populations of oil-degrading bacteria could help to clean up freshwater rivers and lakes after spills from pipelines and trains, but it’s not clear whether using bacteria could pose problems for the surrounding environment.

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