This statistic shows the retention/replacement time of the Great Lakes in North America.Retention/replacement time means the amount of time it would take for the lake to get rid of pollutants. It would take take 99 years to get rid of pollutants in Lake Michigan.
Retention/replacement time of the Great Lakes (in years)*
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US Census Bureau. (September 30, 2011). Retention/replacement time of the Great Lakes (in years)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/204184/retention-replacement-time-of-the-largest-lakes-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Retention/replacement time of the Great Lakes (in years)*." Chart. September 30, 2011. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204184/retention-replacement-time-of-the-largest-lakes-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2011). Retention/replacement time of the Great Lakes (in years)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204184/retention-replacement-time-of-the-largest-lakes-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Retention/Replacement Time of The Great Lakes (in Years)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/204184/retention-replacement-time-of-the-largest-lakes-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Retention/replacement time of the Great Lakes (in years)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/204184/retention-replacement-time-of-the-largest-lakes-in-the-us/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Retention/replacement time of the Great Lakes (in years)* [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 30, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/204184/retention-replacement-time-of-the-largest-lakes-in-the-us/