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Good news: Ohio’s soil phosphorus levels are trending down
western Lake Erie and other water bodies. To contact the scientist: Elizabeth Dayton at dayton.15@osu.edu. ... (go.osu.edu/Bawz). Phosphorus runoff from farm fields is one of the causes of the harmful algal blooms plaguing ... which came through the college’s Field to Faucet initiative, represent good news for Ohioans concerned ...
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Martin to lead Field to Faucet water program, has ‘ability to bring people together’
quality program. A response to last summer’s Toledo water crisis and the ongoing harmful algal bloom ... problems in Lake Erie and other lakes, the new program aims to ensure safe drinking water for all Ohioans ... Engineering. For the past 10 years, he has focused his research on the Lake Erie basin in concert with ...
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FABE study shows fish from Lake Erie are safe to eat, despite algae bloom
https://fabe.osu.edu/news/fabe-study-shows-fish-lake-erie-are-safe-eat-despite-algae-bloom
Despite toxic algae blooms, fish from Lake Erie are safe to eat, according to early results of ... here. (Source: http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/story/news/local/lake-erie/2014/08/...) Ecological ... Engineering FABE algae Lake Erie ...
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FABE Researchers Receive $5 Million Grant to Study Runoff from Elevated Phosphorus Fields
contributing to Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms. That’s the premise of a new five-year, $5 million study that ... a significant driver of the harmful algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie. The blooms are sometimes toxic, are often ... phosphorus is released from the soil and ends up in Lake Erie, where it contributes to harmful algal blooms ...
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Nutrient Management Plan Development Program
https://agcrops.osu.edu/NutrientManagementPlanDevelopmentProgram
project is targeted to the Western Lake Erie Watershed of Ohio working directly with two constituent ... individuals who farm in the Western Lake Erie Basin. The Nutrient Management Plan Writers are a team working ... to assist farmers in developing Nutrient Management Plans (NMP) in the Western Lake Erie Basin (WLEB) ...
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Important Issues in Water Quality and Nutrient Placement Conference
https://oardc.osu.edu/events/important-issues-water-quality-and-nutrient-placement-conference
a hot topic because seldom does a day go by without a news article on water issues such as algal blooms ... in Lake Erie or contaminated drinking water.” Topics to be discussed include: · “Healthy ... Extension, the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center and industry experts in agriculture, ...
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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, ...
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Floating Aquatic Habitats
https://chadwickarboretum.osu.edu/research-and-education/floating-aquatic-habitats
to float a forest of trees in Lake Erie, Toledo, to reduce harmful algal blooms. Two years later that ... 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, ...
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NW Ohio Producers Can Get Paid for Growing Perennial Forage
in the Western Lake Erie Basin Watershed. This is a great opportunity to improve soils and conserve ... secondly from annual payments through the program. Land owners in the Western Lake Erie Basin Watershed can ... district office. For details of this and other Western Lake Erie Basin Phosphorus Reduction Programs see ...
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OSU Digital Ag Team Offers Advice on Nutrient Management
https://fabe.osu.edu/news/osu-digital-ag-team-offers-advice-nutrient-management
and away from bodies of water, potentially contributing to algal blooms in Lake Erie and beyond. ... the land and ending up in Lake Erie or other waterways. The conference is being hosted by Ohio State ... become even better stewards of the land and water,” she said. Precision University will feature experts ...