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  1. 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 ...

  2. Workshop to Spotlight Whole-system Solutions to Nutrient Runoff, Water Issues

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/workshop-spotlight-whole-system-solutions-nutrient-runoff-water-issues

    phosphorus, for example, is a cause of the harmful algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie and other water bodies. In ... August, a toxic bloom in western Lake Erie led to a two-day drinking water ban in Toledo. CFAES is ... River watershed, Lake Erie’s largest tributary. The studies are testing possible new practices. Breakout ...

  3. Researchers: Toledo Water Crisis Impacted Perceptions of Lake Erie Algae Causes

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/researchers-toledo-water-crisis-impacted-perceptions-lake-erie-algae-causes

    Toledo municipal water supply due to the presence of harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie, the source of the ... survey participants include, “What do you think is causing the increase in algal blooms in Lake Erie over ... risk algal blooms in Lake Erie pose to human health, the Ohio economy and their family, and to rate ...

  4. Ohio State University Researchers Working with Farmers to Protect Ohio Water Quality, Lessen Algal Blooms

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/ohio-state-university-researchers-working-with-farmers-protect-ohio-water-quality

    Tracy Turner COLUMBUS, Ohio – With harmful algal bloom forecast to increase this summer in western ... Lake Erie, experts with Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental ... been an issue in Lake Erie since the 1960s. The blooms, which are harmful to wildlife and humans, occur ...

  5. Gypsum Spread on Farms Could Help Keep Water Clean, Not Green

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/gypsum-spread-farms-could-help-keep-water-clean-not-green

    A harmful algal bloom covers parts of western Lake Erie in a satellite photo taken Aug. 1. Toledo, located ... soluble phosphorus runoff from farms is a cause of the harmful algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie and other ... lakes in recent years. In August, for instance, a toxic bloom in western Lake Erie led to a two-day ...

  6. Ohio State Report Evaluates Options for Reducing Lake Erie’s Harmful Algal Blooms

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/ohio-state-report-evaluates-options-for-reducing-lake-erie%E2%80%99s-harmful-algal-blooms

    algal blooms in Lake Erie. In 2012, the United States and Canada set the goal of reducing phosphorus ... harmful algal bloom problem in Lake Erie. Ohio’s Harmful Algal Bloom Research Initiative (HABRI) is ... the most effective approaches to combat algal blooms. Just as your local news uses models to forecast ...

  7. Nutrient Management Field Days Set for Northwest, Western Ohio

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/nutrient-management-field-days-set-for-northwest-western-ohio

    phosphorus. In recent years, such blooms have plagued western Lake Erie, Grand Lake St. Marys and other bodies ... costs, raise profits and limit water quality threats such as harmful algal blooms. OSU Extension is the ... that affect water quality.” Harmful algal blooms, for instance, are partly caused by the runoff of ...

  8. Report Shows How to Say Goodbye to Harmful Algal Blooms

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/report-shows-how-say-goodbye-harmful-algal-blooms

    Suzanne Steel COLUMBUS, Ohio — Harmful algal blooms dangerous to human health and the Lake Erie ... Lake Erie Basin, where most of the dangerous algal blooms occur. Information from the study could ... that a drop of this magnitude would keep algal blooms at safe levels for people and the lake. “With ...

  9. Tips and Events for the Week of July 2

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/tips-and-events-for-the-week-july-2

    will host a media briefing at which NOAA experts will announce their Lake Erie algal bloom forecast. ... Tip 1: Lake Erie algal bloom forecast: Last year’s Lake Erie algal bloom was the third-largest on ... go.osu.edu/CSxX. 12 Lake Erie Algal Bloom Forecast,  11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Stone Lab, The Ohio State University, ...

  10. Manure Science Review Slated Aug. 12: How to Maximize Crop Benefits, Minimize Water Risks

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/manure-science-review-slated-aug-12-how-maximize-crop-benefits-minimize-water-risks

    nutrient runoff is in the spotlight due to the harmful algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie, Grand Lake St. ... Marys and other water bodies. The issue made headlines last summer when toxins from a western Lake Erie ... algal bloom caused a two-day water use ban in Toledo. Experts think the blooms are fueled by excess ...

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