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FABE Researchers Receive $5 Million Grant to Study Runoff from 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 ...
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Ohio State Report Evaluates Options for Reducing Lake Erie’s Harmful Algal Blooms
the most effective approaches to combat algal blooms. Just as your local news uses models to forecast ... evaluating the ability of agricultural management practices to reduce phosphorus causing harmful algal blooms ... Education’s Harmful Algal Bloom Research Initiative, used five watershed models to help researchers determine ...
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'We are continuing to look for best management practices' to improve water quality
the potential for harmful algal blooms," he said. "We have to balance protecting water ... With harmful algal blooms forecast to have increased this summer in western Lake Erie, experts ... both."—John C. "Jack" Fisher, executive vice president, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Algal blooms ...
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Dr. Jay Martin discusses Harmful Algal Blooms with Senator Sherrod Brown
https://fabe.osu.edu/news/dr-jay-martin-discusses-harmful-algal-blooms-senator-sherrod-brown
ways to reduce Harmful Algal Blooms on Lake Erie with US Senator Sherrod Brown. Click here for the news ... clipping. Jay Martin FABE algae blooms Ecological Engineering ...
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New lab to help fight the (algae-fueled) battle of Lake Erie
https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/new-lab-help-fight-the-algae-fueled-battle-lake-erie
nuisance algal blooms, which are unattractive and may have a negative impact on tourism and water quality, ... harmful algal bloom problem is not gone, and reducing phosphorus loading is as important as ever, so being ... and to harmful algal blooms, or HABs, which can threaten the health of people and animals. ...
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Three FABE researchers funded in statewide harmful algal bloom research initiative
Sciences (CFAES) have been awarded funding from the statewide Harmful Algal Bloom Research Initiative ... (HABRI), which seeks solutions for harmful algal blooms in Ohio. Three of those researchers, Vinayak ... through 97 awards to address critical algal bloom knowledge gaps identified by front-line state agencies ...
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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 ... a study from The Ohio State University. Researchers have finished one year of the study into how harmful ... here. (Source: http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/story/news/local/lake-erie/2014/08/...) Ecological ...
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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. ... become certified every three years by passing a test or taking a course in how to safely apply nutrients ... to their land. The certification requirement is aimed at keeping phosphorous and nitrogen in the soil ...
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Stay Hydrated this Summer
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2021/stay-hydrated-summer
dehydration and stay healthy this summer. Consider the following tips: Keep water on hand. You are more likely ... to drink water if it is easy to access. If you’re working in the shop or barn, fill a large water jug ... a visible area, or use another effective method to remind yourself to stop and get a drink. Limit sodium. ...
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New App Helps Farmers Know When to Spray or Spread
https://ati.osu.edu/new-app-helps-farmers-know-when-spray-or-spread
Erie, you have a greater potential for harmful algal blooms,” Wilson said. “This is detrimental to the ... expands, Wilson anticipates adding phone alerts that will further streamline the process of keeping farmers ... also makes it difficult for farmers to anticipate how much more fertilizer needs to be added. “If the ...