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Prevention Of Cyanobacterial Bloom Formation Using Cyanophages
for more than two days. Microcystins are a type of cyanobacteria produced by harmful algal blooms ... A naturally derived method to slow down the formation of harmful algal blooms and treat contaminated water. ... both lake water and water treatment plants. Ingesting water contaminated with microsystins can cause ...
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Extension Educator FACT
https://pested.osu.edu/node/108
for pdf file Regulations for Lake Erie Western Basin brochure- click here for pdf file Regulations for ... Lake Erie Western Basin small poster- click here for pdf file PEP-Talk Newsletter Current Issue of ... News for OSU Extension Educators Register upcoming county pesticide recertification and/or ...
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Ohio State Making Strides in Working to Improve Water Quality
https://field2faucet.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-making-strides-working-improve-water-quality
algal blooms caused dangerous microcystin levels in Lake Erie and shut down Toledo’s water supply for ... water resources and promote harmful algal blooms. Major water quality problems have occurred in Lake ... Erie, Grand Lake St. Marys and other Ohio water resources in recent years. Within these aquatic ...
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Evaluation Of Cyanobacteria And Their Toxins In A Two-Staged Model Of Hepatocarcinogenesis
Illnesses caused by exposure to cyanobacterial toxins – which come from hazardous algal blooms in lakes ... Do algal blooms lead to cancer? Principal Investigator Christopher Weghorst, Ohio State University ... Description Research investigates the role of the algal toxin microcystin in the development of liver cancer ...
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Lake Erie Western Basin Watershed Regulations for Fertilizer & Manure Applications
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Lake Erie Western Basin Watershed Regulations for Fertilizer and Manure Applications Click on ... applies for anywhere in Ohio-- not just the Lake Erie Western Basin Watershed Click for a brochure ... summarizing the regulations: Page 1 Page 2 Click here for more information about Western Lake Erie Basin ...
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Updating Ohio's Phosphorus Risk Index Is Generating Positive Initial Results
Scioto, Grand Lake St. Marys and Western Lake Erie Basin watersheds. To date, the project has collected ... in the degradation of Ohio surface water and contributes to harmful algal blooms. “Our intention is ...
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Nutrient Management Resources
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Resources for Nutrient Management in Ohio Lake Erie Western Basin Watershed Fertilizer and ... in the Lake Erie Western Basin Watershed. Click here for a summary of the regulations and map of the ...
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More Than 10,000 Ohio Farmers Have Received Water Quality Training
https://field2faucet.osu.edu/news/more-10000-ohio-farmers-have-received-water-quality-training
to the harmful algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie and other bodies of water in recent years. “Since we ... on the link between phosphorus, harmful algal blooms and agriculture; best management practices for ... nearby and downstream water resources. Experts say soluble phosphorus runoff from farms is a contributor ...
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Development Of An Integrated System For Nitrogen And Phosphorus Removal From Animal Manure
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a growing crop could absorb. Too much phosphorus in our lakes can lead to harmful algal blooms. A research ...
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Ohio State Improving Water Quality, One Farm at a Time
https://field2faucet.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-improving-water-quality-one-farm-time
to help protect water quality in the western basin of Lake Erie. Ohio, Michigan and Indiana farmers ... would especially benefit the watershed around Grand Lake St. Marys in western Ohio, where there are ... real-time concentrations of microcystin in Lake Erie’s waters. A sensor will be developed to detect ...