Foreign plankton species makes first appearance in Lake Erie

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A type of plankton found in many parts of the world has turned up in the Great Lakes.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says Cornell University researchers detected the creature in a water sample taken from Lake Erie last year.

The rotifer species is called Brachionus leydigii, a non-native invertebrate.

Its presence has been noted in Europe, Asia and Australia. EPA says it can tolerate saltwater and freshwater environments, plus a wide range of temperatures....

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Ken Notes: It took decades to get the lakes cleaned up, I hope we can be aggressive in keeping them that way.