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Seeing (and using) the good in manure and keeping our water clean, too
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 ...
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‘Toledo was a wakeup call’: Dean announces new water quality initiative
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 ...
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Oct. 14: How to Stop Algal Blooms, Keep Drinking Water Safe
https://senr.osu.edu/news/oct-14-how-stop-algal-blooms-keep-drinking-water-safe
a bloom in western Lake Erie led to a two-day drinking water ban in Toledo. The event’s first panel will ... to Prevent Harmful Algal Blooms, Post-Toledo.” The event is part of a monthly public breakfast series ... of key issues and solutions related to all aspects of harmful algal blooms,” said David Hanselmann, ...
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Current estimates of Lake Erie algae toxicity may miss the mark
https://senr.osu.edu/news/current-estimates-lake-erie-algae-toxicity-may-miss-mark
Read more >> Stone Lab Harmful Algal Bloom Ohio State News OSU Research ... suggests harmful algal bloom toxicity varies over the summer There is more to a harmful algal bloom than ... the main type of cyanobacteria that compose the annual harmful algal bloom (HAB) in Lake Erie, ...
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Event to Look at Farming, Water Quality, Ohio’s Efforts for Both
https://senr.osu.edu/news/event-look-farming-water-quality-ohio%E2%80%99s-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 ...
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Important Issues in Water Quality and Nutrient Placement Conference
https://oardc.osu.edu/events/important-issues-water-quality-and-nutrient-placement-conference
a hot topic because seldom does a day go by without a news article on water issues such as algal blooms ... How to improve water quality across the region will be discussed by Ohio State University ... incorporating or broadcasting them and how to reduce erosion of streambanks,” Reeder said. “Water quality is ...
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OSU Sponsored Program: Health Impacts of Climate Change on Ohio
https://senr.osu.edu/about-us/events/osu-sponsored-program-health-impacts-climate-change-ohio
quality. Climate change will also likely worsen existing environmental problems to harmful algal blooms in ... Lower water quality may also boost rates of infectious insect and water-borne diseases. Drinking water ... supplies may also be threatened, as recently happened in Toledo last year, as toxic algal blooms occurring ...
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Gypsum Spread on Farms Could Help Keep Water Clean, Not Green
https://senr.osu.edu/news/gypsum-spread-farms-could-help-keep-water-clean-not-green
recent years. In August, for instance, a toxic bloom in western Lake Erie led to a two-day drinking water ... southwestern end of the lake, suffered a two-day drinking water ban due to toxins produced by the bloom ... phosphorus runoff from farms is a cause of the harmful algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie and other lakes in ...
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New Study Will Track Ways to Cut Runoff from Elevated Phosphorus Fields
https://senr.osu.edu/news/new-study-will-track-ways-cut-runoff-elevated-phosphorus-fields
may be at higher risk of contributing to Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms. That’s the premise of a new ... farm fields is a significant driver of the harmful algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie. The blooms are ... sometimes toxic, are often many miles wide, and threaten recreation, tourism, drinking water safety and ...
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An Unprecedented Collaboration has Lake Erie Scum on the Run: Editorial
https://senr.osu.edu/news/unprecedented-collaboration-has-lake-erie-scum-run-editorial
counteroffensive to address algal blooms fed by phosphorus runoff from farms, yards and livestock facilities. U.S. ... Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2013-- and for the first time included ... Senate – was signed into law by President Barack Obama on July 1. The Harmful Algal Blooms bill ...