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  1. Algal Blooms 101

    https://aede.osu.edu/news/algal-blooms-101

    commonly known as blooms, resulted in  a three-day shutdown of the city of Toledo’s water supply  in 2014. ... settles or shifts to is determined by the winds. Additionally, if surface water is calm, the bloom may lie ... the lake. The same health concerns exist for pets, which can’t control their water intake as well as ...

  2. Webinar on Sept. 30 to Examine the Economics of Water Pollution Control

    https://aede.osu.edu/news/webinar-sept-30-examine-economics-water-pollution-control

    discuss the use of economic instruments to control algal blooms, such as taxes, water quality trading, and ... Ohio State’s Environmental Policy Initiative will hold a webinar focused on the economics of water ... pollution control, looking specifically at the case of harmful algal blooms, on Tuesday, September 30 th ...

  3. Alum Steps Out of Comfort Zone to Embrace New Experiences

    https://aede.osu.edu/news/alum-steps-out-comfort-zone-embrace-new-experiences

    Agribusiness and Applied Economics alum Andrea Kackley credits her ability to step out of her ... the most from were things I didn’t think fit into my plan,” said Kackley. “I jumped at those ... into how to predict yields and understand the big picture of farm income, “says Kackley. “It taught me ...

  4. Researchers: Toledo Water Crisis Impacted Perceptions of Lake Erie Algae Causes

    https://aede.osu.edu/news/researchers-toledo-water-crisis-impacted-perceptions-lake-erie-algae-causes

    water from the Toledo municipal water supply due to the presence of harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie, ... the source of the city’s water. The blooms resulted in the city water containing more than double the ... Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Jan. 22, 2015 COLUMBUS, Ohio – The August 2014 water crisis in Toledo, ...

  5. Algal blooms cost Ohio homeowners $152 million

    https://aede.osu.edu/news/algal-blooms-cost-ohio-homeowners-152-million

    blooms at two Ohio lakes cost Ohio homeowners $152 million in lost property value over six years. ... license sales to drop at least 10 percent every time a bloom reaches a moderate level of health risk. ... Based on those numbers, a computer model projects that a severe, summer-long bloom would cause up to ...

  6. New Ohio Sea Grant Project Helps Determine Lake Erie's Value to Its Residents

    https://aede.osu.edu/news/new-ohio-sea-grant-project-helps-determine-lake-eries-value-its-residents

    blooms at your favorite fishing spot?” “The drinking water treatment cost will be based on an engineering ... water.” The research enhances a multi-year National Science Foundation (NSF) project that examines how ... farmers’ best management practices in the watershed affect water quality in Lake Erie, and how people’s ...

  7. Ohio State Workshop Addresses Farmland Leasing Issues

    https://aede.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-workshop-addresses-farmland-leasing-issues

    financial and legal risks with farmland leasing. “When it comes to farmland leases, we tend to think first ... workshop offers insight into how both sides can reduce legal and financial risks.” Topics to be covered ... options to include in new or renewed land leases, understanding how to use data in negotiations and how to ...

  8. Ohio State Economist: Taxing Phosphorus Could Reduce Risk of Algal Blooms

    https://aede.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-economist-taxing-phosphorus-could-reduce-risk-algal-blooms

    National Center for Water Quality Research at northwest Ohio’s Heidelberg University and study how ... severe algal blooms that stem from phosphorus, an Ohio State University environmental economist suggests ... look at the data, we can’t detect any effect on water quality from the money spent on encouraging ...

  9. Students Gain Business Experience Through Simulation

    https://aede.osu.edu/news/students-gain-business-experience-through-simulation

    hashing out how to reduce the amount of time it would take to get their products to market. They consulted ... competitive industries. All student teams start out with the same amount of money and the same products,” ... way through the online platform making decision after decision on how to reduce time spent in research ...

  10. Keeping Food Fresh Longer Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

    https://aede.osu.edu/news/keeping-food-fresh-longer-amid-coronavirus-pandemic

    COVID-19 pandemic. How can I make sure my food lasts as long as possible so that I don’t have to keep going ... in one direction and lessening the number of shoppers in the stores at the same time. With these ... of all the foods that you need to buy before you get to the store,” Roe said. “This allows for more ...

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