SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
1997-1999 PRIORITIES REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENTS


INTRODUCTION
 
RECOMMENDATIONS
 
1. SPECIAL MEETING TO ASSESS SCIENTIFIC ISSUES IN LAKEWIDE MANAGEMENT PLANS:
1.1 Definition of the Threat to Human Health
1.2 Definition of the Threat to Aquatic Life
1.3 Evaluation of Sources, Load Reductions and Pathways
1.4 Surveillance and Monitoring to Track Effectiveness
 
2. WATER QUALITY CRITERIA WORKSHOP:
2.1 Review and Progress of Governments in the Control and Management of Persistent Toxic Substances: Development and Use of Water Quality Objectives
2.2 Research and Regulatory Progress in Applying Toxic Equivalency Factors
 
3. REMEDIAL ACTION PLAN ASSESSMENT: SITE VISITS TO THREE AREAS OF CONCERN
 
4. TOLEDO NONPOINT WORKSHOP: NONPOINT SOURCES OF POLLUTION TO THE GREAT LAKES BASIN
 
5. WATCHING BRIEF ON ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS
 
6. EMERGING ISSUES:
6.1 Aboriginal People
6.2 Coupled Great Lakes Observation and Modeling System
6.3 Survey Results on Emerging Issues
6.4 An Emerging Risk from Nitrogen
 
7. REFERENCES
 
8. ACTIVITIES AND MEETINGS OF THE SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE 1997-1999 BIENNIAL CYCLE
 
9. SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD AND WORKGROUP MEMBERSHIP LISTS FOR THE 1997-1999 BIENNIAL CYCLE