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More Fertilizer Certification Opportunities in 2018
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/more-fertilizer-certification-opportunities-2018
algal blooms, LaBarge said. “It’s complicated trying to understand how improving the water leaving ... recertification courses. “Awareness brings change,” he said. “Many have said, ‘Now I need to think about what ... But as old equipment needs to be replaced, farmers more and more are thinking about buying the ...
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NOAA, Partners Predict Significant Summer Harmful Algal Bloom for Western Lake Erie
nutrient loading, optimize water treatment and understand bloom dynamics need to continue,” said ... 10 and 10.5, respectively. The size of a bloom isn’t necessarily an indication of how toxic it is. ... developing tools to predict how toxic blooms will be. The predicted bloom is expected to appear in the far ...
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OARDC annual conference spotlights water quality
Gebhardt, OEPA’s deputy director for water resources, speaking on the need for agencies, Ohio State and ... speakers on a theme of “Water Quality: Sustaining a Vital Resource.” The speakers included Deanna Osmond, ... North Carolina State University soil science professor, who spoke on “Can We Protect Water Quality? The ...
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Changes Made to Rules on Applying Fertilizer
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/changes-made-rules-applying-fertilizer
certified, a measure aimed at keeping nutrients from farm fields from contributing to algal blooms in Lake ... blooms. Those blooms produce toxins in the water, making it unsafe to swim in or drink. And as the blooms ... a three-hour course to get the required certification aimed at protecting water quality. The exam is a new ...
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New Study Will Track Ways to Cut Runoff from Elevated Phosphorus Fields
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/new-study-will-track-ways-cut-runoff-elevated-phosphorus-fields
it by the year 2025. Experts think that such a reduction will keep the lake’s blooms at safe levels. ... algal blooms Phosphorus, a nutrient, is needed for crops to grow. It’s an important part of the ... Instead, other best management practices are needed — ones that keep nutrients in the field or that trap ...
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'State of the Science' Algal Bloom Conference Is Thursday
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/state-science-algal-bloom-conference-thursday
to reduce nutrient loading, optimize water treatment and understand bloom dynamics need to continue,” ... drinking water filters, and links in the U.S. between bloom toxins and public health. Experts say ... drinking water, lake ecosystems, recreation and tourism. Features latest on algal bloom research in Ohio “A ...
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'State of the Science' Algal Bloom Conference Is Thursday
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/state-science-algal-bloom-conference-thursday-0
currently underway to reduce nutrient loading, optimize water treatment and understand bloom dynamics need ... drinking water filters, and links in the U.S. between bloom toxins and public health. Experts say ... drinking water, lake ecosystems, recreation and tourism. Features latest on algal bloom research in Ohio “A ...
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Farmers need to gear up for more rain
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/farmers-need-gear-more-rain
handling the additional water, he said. “I don’t think we should ever look at a single solution to ... State University. As a result, the state's farmers will have to deal with more and more water ... pouring onto and running off of their fields, and that could threaten the quality of water downstream, ...
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EPN Breakfast- The Lake Erie Impairment Designation- Columbus, Ohio
Program and Stone Laboratory), to discuss efforts to monitor harmful algal blooms, keep drinking water ... For the first time in our state’s history the open waters of western Lake Erie have been deemed ... harmful algal blooms on Lake Erie, Chesapeake Bay, Grand Lake St. Marys, Sandusky Bay and within the City ...
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Revised Phosphorus Index Can Help Curb Agricultural Runoff
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/revised-phosphorus-index-can-help-curb-agricultural-runoff
of degradation Ohio’s surface water and is a major contributor to harmful algal blooms, experts say. ... would keep algal blooms at safe levels for people and the lake. “The index provides a long-term, average ... appears achievable.” The need to reduce phosphorus is significant because harmful algal blooms are ...