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  1. Field to Faucet making strides in improving Ohio’s water quality

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/january-february-2016/field-faucet-making-strides-improving-ohio

    initiative includes research, training and education, all designed to ensure safe drinking water while ... agricultural lands and municipal sources and to maintain safe drinking water for cities like Toledo.” Video: ... put $1 million in college funding toward the effort after harmful algal blooms caused dangerous ...

  2. Understanding Algal Blooms: State of the Science Conference

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

    prevent and predict harmful algal blooms and how to remove their toxins from drinking water. Hosted by ... drinking water for two days in August 2014 due to high microcystin levels. Presenters will focus on how to ... Fourteen leaders in the fight against harmful algal blooms will convene in Toledo on Sept. 15 to ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Martin to lead Field to Faucet water program, has ‘ability to bring people together’

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/july-august-2015/martin-lead-field-faucet-water-program-has-

    quality program. A response to last summer’s Toledo water crisis and the ongoing harmful algal bloom ... problems in Lake Erie and other lakes, the new program aims to ensure safe drinking water for all Ohioans ... many minds. Jay has the ability to bring people together.”—Bruce McPheron Safe water, productive ...

  5. '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, ...

  6. '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, ...

  7. Seeing (and using) the good in manure and keeping our water clean, too

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/november-december-2015/seeing-and-using-good-manure-and-keeping

    algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie and other water bodies. The issue made headlines in summer 2014 when ... toxins from a western Lake Erie algal bloom caused a two-day water use ban in Toledo. Experts think such ... Called Field to Faucet, it aims to ensure safe water for all Ohioans while keeping the state’s farms ...

  8. ‘Toledo was a wakeup call’: Dean announces new water quality initiative

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/november-december-2014/%E2%80%98toledo-was-wakeup-call%E2%80%99-dean-announces

    of Toledo awoke to the news that parents could not draw water from their taps for their children. ... and to ensure clean drinking water across Ohio. Video: CFAES Communications. “Ohio State University, ... systems In early August, toxins produced by a harmful algal bloom in western Lake Erie caused a two-day ...

  9. 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 ...

  10. 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 ...

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