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Research and International

New research aims to improve quality of Lake Winnipeg

July 4, 2025 — 
A new research project is set to provide solutions to improve Lake Winnipeg’s water quality. Led by UM’s Dr. David Lobb, Professor in the Department of Soil Science, this project will investigate a critical missing piece in the decades-long effort to reduce harmful nutrient pollution by fingerprinting the sources of airborne phosphorus that affect water quality of the lake.

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Grand Beach, with its three kilometres of white sand on Lake Winnipeg’s east shore, is often touted as one of North America’s best beaches. // photo courtesy of Travel Manitoba

Winnipeg Free Press: Funding announced for 17 projects to reduce nutrient load in Lake Winnipeg

July 31, 2024 — 
Funding announced for 17 projects to reduce nutrient load in Lake Winnipeg

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Lake Winnipeg in northern Manitoba

Faculty of Science

CBC Manitoba: How a Manitoba beach got E.coli

July 10, 2024 — 
How a Manitoba beach got E.coli

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