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Algal Blooms 101
https://aede.osu.edu/news/algal-blooms-101
The harmful algal blooms that manifest on Lake Erie in the summer can be as murky a concept to ... through eastern Indiana and western Ohio and then feeds into Lake Erie near Toledo. Blooms are running ... Commission estimated that harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie in 2014 resulted in $43 million in lost tourism ...
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Great Lakes Scientist says, “If We Lose The EPA, We Lose Lake Erie”
phosphorous run-off from farms that use fertilizers and manure. Click here to read more about Lake Erie algal ... At the 8 th Binational Meeting of the Lake Erie Millennium Network, 125 scientists gathered at ... warmest and shallowest of the Great Lakes: Lake Erie. One of the biggest threats the scientists are ...
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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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Algal blooms cost Ohio homeowners $152 million
https://aede.osu.edu/news/algal-blooms-cost-ohio-homeowners-152-million
algal levels in Lake Erie and all major inland lakes. Further, Ohio is a “public disclosure” state, ... blooms at two Ohio lakes cost Ohio homeowners $152 million in lost property value over six years. ... Meanwhile, a related study suggests that algae is driving anglers away from Lake Erie, causing fishing ...
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Researchers: Toledo Water Crisis Impacted Perceptions of Lake Erie Algae Causes
water from the Toledo municipal water supply due to the presence of harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie ... algal blooms in Lake Erie over the past few years?” with a rating system for eight different possible ... asked to rate the level of risk algal blooms in Lake Erie pose to human health, the Ohio economy and ...
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Environmental Policy and Outlook Conference
https://aede.osu.edu/events/environmental-policy-and-outlook-conference
to Meet a 40% Reduction in Phosphorus Emissions in the Western Lake Erie Basin?” 11:00am- Panel: Karl ... Pathways to Sustainability 9:00am- Keynote: Gail Hesse, National Wildlife Federation: “Lake Erie: Finding ... Economic Impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms " 10:10am- Professor Brent Sohngen: “ How Much Could it Cost ...
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Environmental Policy and Outlook Conference
in Phosphorus Emissions in the Western Lake Erie Basin?” 11:00am- Panel Presentation Karl Gebhardt, ... to Sustainability 9:00am- Keynote: Gail Hesse, National Wildlife Federation: “Lake Erie: Finding ... Presentation: Powerpoint Slides: " The Economic Impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms " 10:10am- Professor ...
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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
of the western Lake Erie watershed. These models in turn will help policy makers and watershed ... help policy makers decide which conservation practices will raise the value of the Lake Erie ecosystem ... nature provides to humans,” according to Irwin – when negative events like harmful algal blooms are ...
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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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Landscape Faculty/Student Design Collaboration Leads to Possible Patent
a forest of trees in Lake Erie, Toledo, to reduce harmful algal blooms. Two years later that collaborative ... prototype was based on its applicability. In 2014, algal blooms shut down the water supply to 400,000 people ... in the Toledo area. Those blooms, which now occur every year in many of Ohio’s lakes and reservoirs, ...