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Seeing (and using) the good in manure and keeping our water clean, too
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 ...
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‘Toledo was a wakeup call’: Dean announces new water quality initiative
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 ...
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On-Field Ohio: Rewriting Ohio’s Phosphorus Risk Index to Keep Nutrients and Water on Fields
Marys and Western Lake Erie Basin watersheds, the latter two being the most problematic watersheds, she ... St. Marys and the Western Lake Erie Basin, which are the two most problematic watersheds in heavy ... in the degradation of Ohio fresh surface water and is a major contributor to harmful algal blooms ...
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Revised Phosphorus Index Can Help Curb Agricultural Runoff
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/revised-phosphorus-index-can-help-curb-agricultural-runoff
a severe bloom in western Lake Erie shut down Toledo’s drinking water supply for two days. The On-Field ... algal blooms, experts say. The revised phosphorus risk index can help Ohio farmers better work toward ... meeting the 40 percent phosphorus reduction target in the Western Lake Erie Basin, said Dayton, a soil ...
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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 ...
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Panel to Discuss Manure Storage Options, Benefits to Farms and Water
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/panel-discuss-manure-storage-options-benefits-farms-and-water
a cause of the harmful algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie and other lakes and streams. Lake Erie will again ... Administration’s forecast released July 10. But the predicted bloom will be smaller than last year’s and far less ... have a significant harmful algal bloom this summer, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
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Four CFAES Researchers Funded in State’s Harmful Algal Bloom Research Initiative
to pressing Lake Erie issues. The Harmful Algal Bloom Research Initiative has been a collaborative ... Environmental Sciences (CFAES) have been awarded funding from the statewide Harmful Algal Bloom Research ... Initiative (HABRI), which seeks solutions for harmful algal blooms in Ohio. Ohio Sea Grant, on behalf of the ...
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Fertilizer applied years ago still affects Lake Erie
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/fertilizer-applied-years-ago-still-affects-lake-erie
Ag Production Year and Lake Erie Harmful Algal Blooms?” will be given with Laura Johnson, director of ... , Johnson said. Last year, the severity of the Lake Erie harmful algal bloom was 7.3—more than double the ... harmful algal blooms plaguing the lake. “Phosphorus was already in fields, ditches, rivers, and ...
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Teaming up with farmers to protect Ohio’s 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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Environmental Professionals Network- September 11, 2018
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/events/environmental-professionals-network-september-11-2018
For the first time in our state’s history the open waters of western Lake Erie have been ... 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. Register ...