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CMU’s Michigan Water Research center offers water-quality monitoring in 1999

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Date1999-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1999-06
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Education
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Summary

The June 1999 Beacon profiled Central Michigan University’s Michigan Water Research center, whose mission combined research, education, and service for Michigan water resources. Services included monitoring nutrients, acidity, toxins, bacteria, aquatic plants, fish populations, and other contaminants.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper profile of the center’s stated mission and services, not a Beaver Island-specific water-quality study.

Sources

  1. Describes the center’s lake, stream, wetland, and groundwater research and its proposed services for communities, lake associations, agencies, property owners, and water-quality concerns. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1999-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the center profile.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1999-06_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “CMU’s Michigan Water Research center offers water-quality monitoring in 1999”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-michigan-water-research-center-cmu-1999/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1999, “Protecting Michigan’s Water Resources Is Mission of New CMU Research Center.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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