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Moderate summer harmful algal bloom predicted for western Lake Erie
blooms may result in higher costs for cities and local governments that need to treat drinking water ... allow the algal toxins to concentrate near the lakes’ surface. The duration of the bloom depends on how ... research partners predict that western Lake Erie will experience a moderate harmful algal bloom this ...
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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. ...
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Ohio State Water Experts to Speak to Columbus Metropolitan Club June 3
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/ohio-state-water-experts-speak-columbus-metropolitan-club-june-3
a harmful algal bloom in Lake Erie caused a two-day water use ban in Toledo. Scientists say phosphorus from ... the college started Field to Faucet, a new program meant to ensure safe water for all Ohioans while ... Toledo crisis and is a widely quoted expert on such topics as harmful algal blooms and phosphorus ...
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Revised Phosphorus Index Can Help Curb Agricultural Runoff
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/revised-phosphorus-index-can-help-curb-agricultural-runoff
a reduction of this size would keep algal blooms at safe levels for people and the lake. “The index provides ... a severe bloom in western Lake Erie shut down Toledo’s drinking water supply for two days. The On-Field ... algal blooms, experts say. The revised phosphorus risk index can help Ohio farmers better work toward ...
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Below-average harmful algal bloom predicted for western Lake Erie
experience a smaller than average harmful algal bloom (HAB) this summer, which would make it less severe ... to human and wildlife health. Such blooms may force cities and local governments to treat drinking ... boating and visiting the shoreline. The size of a bloom isn’t necessarily an indication of how toxic it ...
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CFAES Research Conference Is Friday, Will Focus on Water Quality
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/cfaes-research-conference-is-friday-will-focus-water-quality
water quality. Phosphorus from 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, ... presentations on their research, including efforts to evaluate algal blooms’ economic impacts, reduce the ...
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Gypsum Spread on Farms Could Help Keep Water Clean, Not Green
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/gypsum-spread-farms-could-help-keep-water-clean-not-green
soluble phosphorus runoff from farms is a cause of the harmful algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie and other ... drinking water ban in Toledo. Warren Dick, a scientist in Ohio State University’s College of Food, ... A harmful algal bloom covers parts of western Lake Erie in a satellite photo taken Aug. 1. Toledo, located ...
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Report Shows How to Say Goodbye to Harmful Algal Blooms
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/report-shows-how-say-goodbye-harmful-algal-blooms
that a drop of this magnitude would keep algal blooms at safe levels for people and the lake. “With ... aggressive adoption of best management practices, it is possible to reduce harmful algal blooms to safe ... Suzanne Steel COLUMBUS, Ohio — Harmful algal blooms dangerous to human health and the Lake Erie ...
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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 ...
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More Fertilizer Certification Opportunities in 2018
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/more-fertilizer-certification-opportunities-in-2018
fertilizer, Watters said. A lot more than fertilizer application determines how extensive the algal blooms ... which has been plagued by high levels of algal blooms. Since Sept. 30, 2017, certification has been ... become in Lake Erie. Warmer weather leads to warmer water temperatures, which spur the growth of algal ...