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  1. 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 ...

  2. 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 ...

  3. Ohio Board of Regents Projects

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

    harmful algal blooms Kent State University researchers are studying whether bacteria found in Lake Erie ... A project at the University of Toledo will put information on Lake Erie harmful algal blooms into one place ... University. Read more... “Radar” for harmful algal blooms will give early warning to lake communities: ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Fish Flesh And Fresh Produce As Sources Of Microcystin Exposure To Humans

    https://field2faucet.osu.edu/about-us/projects/ohio-dept-higher-education-projects/fish-and-produce-sources-microcystin

    whether certain foods like fish and irrigated produce are safe to eat during Lake Erie’s harmful algal ... irrigated with lake water during an algal bloom. Full Project Information Read about the project at the Ohio ... Guidance for Regulators On Fish And Produce During Algal Bloom Season Principal Investigator ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. 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 ...

  9. 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 ...

  10. Educate and Engage

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    during Lake Erie’s harmful algal bloom season. Lead: Stuart Ludsin, Ohio State University. Read more... ... and mitigating harmful algal blooms (HABs). Projects Field to Faucet Funded Projects New field sensors ... “Shop” for Farmland Data Determining the cause of water quality issues in Lake Erie is a complicated ...

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