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  1. Algal Blooms 101

    https://aede.osu.edu/news/algal-blooms-101

    The harmful algal blooms that manifest on Lake Erie in the summer can be as murky a concept to ... blooms can have beyond the Great Lakes’ banks: Harmful algal blooms are capable of producing toxins that ... commonly known as blooms, resulted in  a three-day shutdown of the city of Toledo’s water supply  in 2014. ...

  2. New Ohio Sea Grant Project Helps Determine Lake Erie's Value to Its Residents

    https://aede.osu.edu/news/new-ohio-sea-grant-project-helps-determine-lake-eries-value-its-residents

    clarity, safe and clean drinking water, and recreational activities like fishing and beachgoing. These ... blooms at your favorite fishing spot?” “The drinking water treatment cost will be based on an engineering ... nature provides to humans,” according to Irwin – when negative events like harmful algal blooms are ...

  3. Algal blooms cost Ohio homeowners $152 million

    https://aede.osu.edu/news/algal-blooms-cost-ohio-homeowners-152-million

    algae at the beginning, when they first see news stories about the water being unsafe to drink,” Klaiber ... takeaway is that efforts to prevent and mitigate algal blooms have real, tangible benefits for Ohioans, ... happen if a severe algal bloom—similar in extent to  the one experienced in 2011 which covered 45 percent ...

  4. Webinar: The Economics of Water Pollution Control: The Case of Harmful Algal Blooms

    https://aede.osu.edu/about-us/events/webinar-economics-water-pollution-control-case-harmful-algal-blooms

    Basin. An overview of economic instruments to control algal blooms, such as taxes, water quality trading, ... algal blooms. In particular, the webinar will provide the following: A discussion of the economic ... dangers of harmful algal blooms. An evaluation of traditional conservation practices in the Maumee River ...

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

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

    water from the Toledo municipal water supply due to the presence of harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie, ... growth of harmful algal blooms. The research was funded by the National Science Foundation through ... the source of the city’s water. The blooms resulted in the city water containing more than double the ...

  6. Webinars

    https://aede.osu.edu/programs/environmental-policy-initiative-0/webinars

    Webinars 9/30/14: The Economics of Water Pollution Control: The Case of Harmful Algal Blooms ... the economics of water pollution control through the lens of harmful algal blooms. In particular, the ... instruments to control algal blooms, such as taxes, water quality trading, and phosphorus limits. Associated ...

  7. Webinar on Sept. 30 to Examine the Economics of Water Pollution Control

    https://aede.osu.edu/news/webinar-sept-30-examine-economics-water-pollution-control

    discuss the use of economic instruments to control algal blooms, such as taxes, water quality trading, and ... pollution control, looking specifically at the case of harmful algal blooms, on Tuesday, September 30 th ... Ohio State’s Environmental Policy Initiative will hold a webinar focused on the economics of water ...

  8. The Implications of Environmental Policy on Nutrient Outputs in Agricultural Watersheds

    https://aede.osu.edu/about-us/publications/implications-environmental-policy-nutrient-outputs-agricultural-watersheds

    algal blooms.    Abdoul Sam Brent Sohngen Policy brief Wednesday, October 1, 2014 WQ_dailydata_1002.pdf ... phosphorus pollution from agriculture have had any impact on water quality outcomes. Using daily observations ... model of phosphorus emissions. Phosphorus emissions are the most important contributor to harmful algal ...

  9. Understanding Algal Blooms: State of the Science Conference

    https://extension.osu.edu/events/understanding-algal-blooms-state-science-conference

    Highlights: current scientific knowledge about algal blooms, their causes and best management ... practices to prevent them, as well as model predictions and water treatment methods to remove toxins. ...

  10. Environmental Policy and Outlook Conference

    https://aede.osu.edu/events/environmental-policy-and-outlook-conference

    Economic Impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms " 10:10am- Professor Brent Sohngen: “ How Much Could it Cost ... Center.  Below are the presentation slides and webinar links for the presenters.    Agenda: Water Quality: ... Gebhardt, Deputy Director for Water Resources, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency   Kristy, Meyer, Vice ...

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