The Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory was formally established in 1974. GLERL researches food web changes since the Zebra and Quagga mussel invasion, the impacts of climate change, the development of coastal forecast systems, dissemination of satellite imagery for environmental products development, the bioavailability of toxic organic chemicals, and harmful algal bloom forecasting. GLERL includes three research branches: the Observing Systems and Advanced Technology (OSAT) branch, the Ecosystems Dynamics branch, and the Integrated Physical and Ecological Modeling and Forecasting (IPEMF) branch.

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