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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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The Lake Erie Impairment Designation
https://epn.osu.edu/events/lake-erie-impairment-designation
PROGRAM OVERVIEW For the first time in our state’s history the open waters of western Lake Erie ... waters of Lake Erie met federal and state water quality goals, as well as key lessons learned from water ... in the process to reduce and mitigate harmful algal blooms will be addressed by the panel. WELCOMING ...
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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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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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Natural Infrastructure Director
water for an additional five million Ohioans. The five worst harmful algal blooms on Lake Erie have ... ambitious goals for nutrient management in the Lake Erie and Ohio River Basins, with focus on the Western ... nutrients. With Lake Erie to the north and the Ohio River to the south, our region is rich in water ...
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A better tool in the toolbox: New project will bolster Ohio's Phosphorus Risk Index
. And in 2011, algae blooms covered 990 square miles of Lake Erie's surface area, the largest in ... Grand Lake St. Marys has lost an estimated $60-80 million in tourism due to harmful algae blooms ... the lake's history. Phosphorus is the pollutant most often implicated in the degradation of ...
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WMAO Water Luncheon Seminar; Algae, Rmote Sensing, and Lake Erie
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/events/wmao-water-luncheon-seminar-algae-rmote-sensing-and-lake-erie
Bloom: Algae, Remote Sensing, and Lake Erie" at the Wilma H. Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland ...
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From Watershed Planning to Field-Level Implementation-January
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/events/watershed-planning-field-level-implementation-january
issues in the Western Lake Erie Watershed. Registration required. ...