- Date
- 2004
- Kind
- Observation
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- environmentscienceconservationfishcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The December 2004 issue summarized a three-year NOAA study that found traces of PBDE flame retardant in sediment hundreds of feet below Lake Michigan’s surface. The article connected the finding to concerns about Great Lakes food chains and noted that many former uses of the flame retardant had been eliminated.
Evidence limits
This record preserves the newspaper’s summary; it is not a substitute for the NOAA study’s sampling design, measurements, or technical conclusions.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, December 2004, "New Pollutant found in Lake Michigan."Summarizes a three-year NOAA study finding PBDE flame-retardant traces in deep Lake Michigan sediment and discussing food-chain implications. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2004-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the environmental report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2004-12_Beaver-Beacon
Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “NOAA study reports PBDE flame retardant in Lake Michigan sediment, 2004”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-lake-michigan-pbde-study-2004/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 2004, "New Pollutant found in Lake Michigan." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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BibTeX for “NOAA study reports PBDE flame retardant in Lake Michigan sediment, 2004”RIS for “NOAA study reports PBDE flame retardant in Lake Michigan sediment, 2004”