Chemistry In Context
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781259638145
Author: Fahlman, Bradley D., Purvis-roberts, Kathleen, Kirk, John S., Bentley, Anne K., Daubenmire, Patrick L., ELLIS, Jamie P., Mury, Michael T., American Chemical Society
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 8, Problem 56Q
In 2005, the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement set the stage to coordinate water management and protect water from use by those outside the region.
- a. List states and provinces involved with this unique transboundary agreement.
- b. What was the impetus behind protecting these waters?
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