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'We are continuing to look for best management practices' to improve water quality
With harmful algal blooms forecast to have increased this summer in western Lake Erie, experts ... National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in July predicted that the 2013 western Lake Erie harmful ... have been an issue in Lake Erie since the 1960s. The blooms, which are harmful to wildlife and humans, ...
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Environmental Professionals Network
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/events
For the first time in our state’s history the open waters of western Lake Erie have been deemed ... our state’s leading universities to help the Ohio EPA assess whether the open waters of Lake Erie met federal ... Chesapeake Bay, Grand Lake St. Marys, and the City of Columbus. Efforts to monitor harmful blooms, keep ...
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New Research to Examine Connections Between Land Use, Public Policy, Lake Erie Water Quality and Climate Change
drains into the western basin of Lake Erie, where harmful algal blooms are common during the summer ... examine how people’s actions in the watershed affect water quality in Lake Erie. Researchers from six ... impact water quality in Lake Erie, how public perception of the health of the lake may influence those ...
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New lab to help fight the (algae-fueled) battle of Lake Erie
https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/new-lab-help-fight-the-algae-fueled-battle-lake-erie
coordinator and the lab's primary technician. "Research in the new lab will address Lake Erie ... harmful algal bloom problem is not gone, and reducing phosphorus loading is as important as ever, so being ... nuisance algal blooms, which are unattractive and may have a negative impact on tourism and water quality, ...
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What Will We Find in Lake Erie This Summer?
https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/what-will-we-find-in-lake-erie-summer
seasonal harmful algal bloom (HAB) forecast for the Great Lakes. Led by regional and national experts, the ... the history of this work on Lake Erie. An afternoon webinar will allow the public to participate ... at Put-in-Bay on Lake Erie. Media members should contact Ohio Sea Grant's Jill Jentes Banicki at ...
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Farmer Views on Nutrient Loss, Water Quality to Be Discussed at Farm Science Review
who contribute to and are most impacted by environmental issues. The Western Basin of Lake Erie has ... they may be more motivated to take action if made aware of the issues in Lake Erie’s Western Basin and ... Lake Erie are engaged in best management practices and generally concerned about nutrient loss, said ...
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New App Helps Farmers Know When to Spray or Spread
https://ati.osu.edu/new-app-helps-farmers-know-when-spray-or-spread
the time. For example, the Western Lake Erie Basin Partnership sets laws that prohibit farmers from ... Erie, you have a greater potential for harmful algal blooms,” Wilson said. “This is detrimental to the ... fertilizer and pesticide is actually acting upon their crops, then it’s difficult to predict growth. The app ...
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Nutrient Management Key to Reducing Dissolved Phosphorus in Lake Erie
lake.” Thirty years ago, farmers in the watershed of Lake Erie's western basin were challenged to ... phosphorus going into Lake Erie over the past 50 years, but must reevaluate nutrient management practices to ... of the lakes affected. “Dissolved phosphorous is an algal-available nutrient in the water leading to ...
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Short and Long Term Strategies to Address Harmful Algal Blooms in Ohio Lakes
lakes that can lead to harmful algal blooms. Mr. Fletcher will share lessons learned from alum treatment ... blooms present a threat to human health and recreation in Ohio's lakes. After attending this webinar ... options. Mr. Fletcher will bring us up-to-date on the current status of harmful algal blooms in Ohio's ...
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Harmful Algal Blooms Impacting Landowner Ponds and Small Lakes
July 26, 2010 COLUMBUS, Ohio – Harmful algal blooms, like those affecting Grand Lake St. Marys, ... harmful algal blooms in landowner ponds and lakes as we are seeing in Grand Lake St. Marys," said ... and children away from ponds or lakes suspected of being contaminated with harmful algal blooms. Scum ...