You’ve probably noticed a coating of salt on your car or truck. But undercarriages aren’t the only place road salt accumulates during the winter. University of Wisconsin researchers are seeing more and more salt in the Great Lakes, so much that their ecosystems are starting to change. 

GUEST: 

Rob Mooney, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Limnology 

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You&rsquo;ve probably noticed a coating of salt on your car or truck. But undercarriages aren&rsquo;t the only place road salt accumulates during the winter. University of Wisconsin researchers are seeing more and more salt in the Great Lakes, so much that their ecosystems are starting to change.&nbsp;
GUEST:&nbsp;
Rob Mooney, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Limnology&nbsp;
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Conversations that matter to Michigan. Each weekday, host April Baer will bring you stories from people across the state—from policymakers in Lansing, to entrepreneurs in Detroit, to artists in Grand Rapids.

To access full episodes and individual story segments, please visit michiganpublic.org.

If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work: michiganradio.org/podfund

Conversations that matter to Michigan. Each weekday, host April Baer will bring you stories from people across the state—from policymakers in Lansing, to entrepreneurs in Detroit, to artists in Grand Rapids.
To access full episodes and individual story segments, please visit <a href="https://www.michiganradio.org/programs/stateside">michiganpublic.org</a>.
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