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  1. Experts: Smaller Algal Bloom Predicted For Western Lake Erie

    https://field2faucet.osu.edu/news/experts-smaller-algal-bloom-predicted-western-lake-erie

    COLUMBUS, Ohio – Harmful algal blooms are expected to be lower this year in Lake Erie than in ... western Lake Erie will experience a less severe bloom than the record-setting one experienced last year ... Science’s lead for the Lake Erie bloom forecast.  Algal blooms algae Lake Erie Water quality ...

  2. Identifying The Best Strategy To Reduce Phosphorus Loads To Lake Erie From Agricultural Watersheds

    https://field2faucet.osu.edu/about-us/projects/ohio-dept-higher-education-projects/strategy-reduce-phosphorus-loads

    blooms plaguing Lake Erie and other lakes in recent years. In August 2014, a toxic bloom in western Lake ... harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie. Full Project Information Read about the project at the Ohio Sea Grant ... phosphorus from farm fields to improve the overall health of Lake Erie. This project gives a farmer the ...

  3. NOAA, partners predict severe harmful algal bloom for Lake Erie

    https://field2faucet.osu.edu/news/noaa-partners-predict-severe-harmful-algal-bloom-lake-erie

    Lake Erie harmful algal bloom season will be among the most severe in recent years and could become the ... algal bloom outlook for Lake Erie that NOAA has issued,” said Holly Bamford, Ph.D., assistant NOAA ... forecast uses models that translate spring nutrient loading into predicted algal blooms in the western ...

  4. Farmer/Farm Advisor Water Quality Sampling Network

    https://field2faucet.osu.edu/about-us/projects/ohio-dept-higher-education-projects/farmerfarm-advisor-network

    from farms is an important source of harmful algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie and other lakes in recent ... years. In August 2014, a toxic bloom in western Lake Erie led to a two-day drinking water ban in Toledo. ... chance of nutrient runoff into Lake Erie. The data will be used to compare predicted water quality ...

  5. Seeing (and using) the good in manure and keeping our water clean, too

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/november-december-2015/seeing-and-using-good-manure-and-keeping

    toxins from a western Lake Erie algal bloom caused a two-day water use ban in Toledo. Experts think such ... algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie and other water bodies. The issue made headlines in summer 2014 when ... manure while minimizing the risk of them entering lakes and streams. Co-hosted by OARDC, it was for ...

  6. ‘Toledo was a wakeup call’: Dean announces new water quality initiative

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/november-december-2014/%E2%80%98toledo-was-wakeup-call%E2%80%99-dean-announces

    systems In early August, toxins produced by a harmful algal bloom in western Lake Erie caused a two-day ... runoff from farms is a cause of such blooms, which have plagued Lake Erie and other lakes in recent ... drinking water ban in Toledo. Toledo draws its drinking water from the lake. Experts say soluble phosphorus ...

  7. What Are Harmful Algal Blooms?

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    reducing phosphorus supply will limit algal blooms. How does phosphorus get into the water? In inland lakes ... Lake Erie’s western basin routinely monitor the water they bring in for human use, so affected areas ... Frequently Asked Questions General Harmful Algal Blooms (HABS) What is a harmful algal bloom ...

  8. Understanding Algal Blooms: State of the Science Conference

    https://oardc.osu.edu/events/understanding-algal-blooms-state-science-conference

    prevent and predict harmful algal blooms and how to remove their toxins from drinking water. Hosted by ... 100 farmers representing 5,000 acres in the Western Lake Erie Basin to measure how much dissolved ... Fourteen leaders in the fight against harmful algal blooms will convene in Toledo on Sept. 15 to ...

  9. How to Stop Algal Blooms, Keep Drinking Water Safe

    https://field2faucet.osu.edu/news/how-stop-algal-blooms-keep-drinking-water-safe

    farmland is a cause of the harmful algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie and other lakes. In August, toxins from ... a bloom in western Lake Erie led to a two-day drinking water ban in Toledo. The event’s first panel will ... Nature Conservancy’s Western Lake Erie Basin Project. President Obama honored Vollmer-Sanders in March ...

  10. Teaming up with farmers to protect Ohio’s water

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/july-august-2014/teaming-farmers-protect-ohio%E2%80%99s-water

    a major contributor to harmful algal blooms, experts say. “This project would not be possible without the ... Grand Lake St. Marys and Western lake Erie Basin watersheds. The latter two are especially problematic ... that farmers use to predict phosphorus runoff from their fields, know their management options and ...

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