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  1. NOAA, Partners Predict Significant Summer Harmful Algal Bloom for Western Lake Erie

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/noaa-partners-predict-significant-summer-harmful-algal-bloom-western-lake-erie

    Sciences — are studying harmful algal blooms and how to stop them. Projects include, for example, ... for applying fertilizer and manure. Spurred by an algal bloom-caused water crisis in Toledo in 2014, ... predict that western Lake Erie will experience a significant harmful algal bloom this summer, potentially ...

  2. 'State of the Science' Algal Bloom Conference Is Thursday

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/state-science-algal-bloom-conference-thursday

    drinking water, lake ecosystems, recreation and tourism. Features latest on algal bloom research in Ohio “A ... drinking water filters, and links in the U.S. between bloom toxins and public health. Experts say ... TOLEDO, Ohio — More than a dozen Ohio scientists studying harmful algal blooms — the pea-green, ...

  3. 'State of the Science' Algal Bloom Conference Is Thursday

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/state-science-algal-bloom-conference-thursday-0

    drinking water, lake ecosystems, recreation and tourism. Features latest on algal bloom research in Ohio “A ... drinking water filters, and links in the U.S. between bloom toxins and public health. Experts say ... TOLEDO, Ohio — More than a dozen Ohio scientists studying harmful algal blooms — the pea-green, ...

  4. Revised Phosphorus Index Can Help Curb Agricultural Runoff

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/revised-phosphorus-index-can-help-curb-agricultural-runoff

    would keep algal blooms at safe levels for people and the lake. “The index provides a long-term, average ... of degradation Ohio’s surface water and is a major contributor to harmful algal blooms, experts say. ... a severe bloom in western Lake Erie shut down Toledo’s drinking water supply for two days. The On-Field ...

  5. Changes Made to Rules on Applying Fertilizer

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/changes-made-rules-applying-fertilizer

    certified, a measure aimed at keeping nutrients from farm fields from contributing to algal blooms in Lake ... blooms. Those blooms produce toxins in the water, making it unsafe to swim in or drink. And as the blooms ... Erie and other bodies of water. Phosphorus and nitrogen in fertilizer can trigger the growth of algal ...

  6. Event to Look at Farming, Water Quality, Ohio's Efforts for Both

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/event-look-farming-water-quality-ohios-efforts-both

    fuel the pea-green, sometimes-toxic blooms, which can hurt tourism, property values and drinking water ... Toledo’s drinking water supply for two days that year. It’s done in conjunction with ODA. How much ... Agriculture. But that industry also is a contributor to the harmful algal blooms that have plagued Lake Erie ...

  7. Environmental Professional Network Breakfast- Ag & Water Quality Issues

    https://agnr.osu.edu/events/environmental-professional-network-breakfast-ag-water-quality-issues

    fuel the pea-green, sometimes-toxic blooms, which can hurt tourism, property values and drinking water ... Toledo’s drinking water supply for two days that year. It’s done in conjunction with ODA. How much ... Agriculture. But that industry also is a contributor to the harmful algal blooms that have plagued Lake Erie ...

  8. New Study Will Track Ways to Cut Runoff from Elevated Phosphorus Fields

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/new-study-will-track-ways-cut-runoff-elevated-phosphorus-fields

    it by the year 2025. Experts think that such a reduction will keep the lake’s blooms at safe levels. ... 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 ...

  9. CFAES Research Conference Will Focus on Water Quality

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/cfaes-research-conference-will-focus-water-quality

    fertilizer and manure runoff is one of the causes of the harmful algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie and other ... water bodies in recent years. The blooms have hurt tourism, recreation, real-estate values and aquatic ... life, and sometimes they produce toxins that make water unsafe to drink, as happened in Toledo for ...

  10. More Fertilizer Certification Opportunities in 2018

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/more-fertilizer-certification-opportunities-2018

    algal blooms, LaBarge said. “It’s complicated trying to understand how improving the water leaving ... application determines how extensive the algal blooms become in Lake Erie. Warmer weather leads to warmer ... water temperatures, which spur the growth of algal blooms. Heavy rainfall means more opportunities for ...

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