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  1. Short and Long Term Strategies to Address Harmful Algal Blooms in Ohio Lakes

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/resources/best-practices/short-and-long-term-strategies-address-harmful-algal-blooms-ohio-lakes

    lakes that can lead to harmful algal blooms. Mr. Fletcher will share lessons learned from alum treatment ... options. Mr. Fletcher will bring us up-to-date on the current status of harmful algal blooms in Ohio's ... Speaker: Scott Fletcher, Deputy Chief for Region Services for the Ohio State Parks Harmful algal ...

  2. EPN Breakfast Club

    https://oardc.osu.edu/events/epn-breakfast-club

    reduce or prevent algal blooms and low-oxygen “dead zones.” Both the Ohio River and Lake Erie suffered ... record-setting algal blooms last summer. Speaking at the event will be: Jessica Fox, senior program manager for ... and Others in the Ohio River Basin Establish the World’s Largest Water Quality Trading Program” is ...

  3. Teaming up with farmers to protect Ohio’s water

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/july-august-2014/teaming-farmers-protect-ohio%E2%80%99s-water

    a major contributor to harmful algal blooms, experts say. “This project would not be possible without the ... improve the state’s water quality. Now in its second year, the On-Field Ohio project aims to make the ... Resources. Phosphorus is an agricultural pollutant often implicated in reduced water quality in Ohio. It is ...

  4. Online tool that helps protect water is now being made even better

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/july-august-2016/online-tool-helps-protect-water-now-being-made

    runoff is one of the causes of harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie and other bodies of water. To contact ... necessary, reduce — the risk of phosphorus being washed off their fields into water. “Balancing between ... protecting Ohio surface water quality while maintaining agricultural production is a charge we take ...

  5. pH

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1492

    GENERAL INFORMATION The pH level of your drinking water reflects how acidic it is. pH stands for ... (http://www.extension.org/pages/32302/drinking-water-treatment-ph-adjustment) through the Cooperative Extension System and the Ohio State University Extension. Neutralizing ... Private Water Systems- Water Quality- pH USEPA- Water: Drinking Water Contaminants- Secondary Drinking ...

  6. Fluoride

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1518

    water supplies contain some naturally occurring fluoride. Fluoride also enters drinking water in ... discharge from fertilizer or aluminum factories. Also, many communities add fluoride to their drinking water ... 2 ppm or below fluoride provides dental protection. However, some people who drink water containing ...

  7. Copper

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1516

    Copper is an essential nutrient, but some people who drink water containing copper in excess of the ... people who drink water containing copper in excess of the action level over many years could suffer liver ... 1.3 mg/L or 1.3 ppm: Corrosion Control WEBSITE RESOURCES USEPA- Water: Drinking Water Contaminants- ...

  8. Bromate

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1510

    GENERAL INFORMATION Bromate is formed when ozone used to disinfect drinking water reacts with ... naturally occurring bromide found in source water. Bromate formation in disinfected drinking water is ... reaction time used to disinfect the water. HEALTH EFFECTS Some people who drink water of containing bromate ...

  9. Barium

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1508

    containing mixtures of elements. The major sources of barium in drinking water are discharge of drilling ... drink water containing barium in excess of the MCL over many years could experience an increase in their ... RESOURCES Ohio Department of Health- Private Water Systems Program- Water Quality USEPA- Water: Drinking ...

  10. Thallium

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1526

    elements. The major sources of thallium in drinking water are leaching from ore-processing sites; and ... discharge from electronics, glass, and drug factories. HEALTH EFFECTS Some people who drink water containing ... Private Water Systems Program- Water Quality USEPA- Water: Drinking Water Contaminants- Drinking Water ...

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