Regional Efforts Through the LJC to Address Contaminated Bottom Sediment Problems in the Great Lakes,

Abstract

The International Joint Commission (IJC) is a binational (United States and Canada) organization that was established under the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909. In 1978, the two countries signed a Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, pursuant to the Boundary Waters Treaty. Carrying out the provisions of this Agreement, the United States and Canada, through the IJC, are addressing the problem of contaminated bottom sediments both in the traditional context of dredging projects and in the newer context of the potentially harmful environmental impacts of contaminated bottom sediments, even in the absence of dredging activity.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADP006832

Entities

People

  • A. G. Kizlauskas

Organizations

  • Environmental Protection Agency

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Addressing
  • Agreements
  • Boundaries
  • Dredging
  • Environment
  • Great Lakes
  • Lakes
  • Maryland
  • Sediments
  • United States
  • Water Quality

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Strategic Security Studies