BAD NEWS FROM THE IJC . . Environmental Research Foundation . . P.O. Box 5036, Annapolis, MD 21403 . .
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To subscribe, E-mail the words . . Since 1972, the IJC has been working aggressively to improve water quality in the Lakes, with some success. Initially the concern was phosphorus, a farm fertilizer that can degrade water quality by causing excessive growth of algae and other plants, thus depleting the oxygen supply for fish. A substance bioaccumulates if its concentration increases as it moves through the food chain. Thus DDT bioaccumulates.