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Chow Line: Don’t keep sugary beverages at home
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/chow-line-don%E2%80%99t-keep-sugary-beverages-home
Martha Filipic I stopped buying soft drinks to have at home because I’ve read that they are a big ... will likely not stop drinking sugary beverages altogether. Schools have been cutting back, but ... encourage your kids to drink water or low-fat milk. A moderate amount of 100 percent juice is OK, too. For ...
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Conference Offers Advice on Nutrient Management
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/conference-offers-advice-nutrient-management
nitrogen in the soil and away from bodies of water, potentially contributing to algal blooms in Lake Erie and ... safely apply nutrients to their land. The certification requirement is aimed at keeping phosphorous and ... Ohio have had to become certified every three years by passing a test or taking a course in how to ...
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Farmers need to gear up for more rain
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/farmers-need-gear-for-more-rain
water, Wilson said. In 2017, Lake Erie recorded its third largest harmful algal bloom ever reported. ... and more water pouring onto and running off of their fields, and that could threaten the quality of ... water downstream, said Aaron Wilson, climate specialist with the College of Food, Agricultural, and ...
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Ohio State Improving Water Quality, One Farm at a Time
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/ohio-state-improving-water-quality-one-farm-time
launched in March designed to ensure safe drinking water while maintaining an economically productive ... in Lake Erie’s waters. Microcystin is a toxin made by certain harmful algal blooms. · A sensor ... is to keep nutrient runoff from fertilizers, especially phosphorus, out of Ohio’s waters, said Greg ...
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College Putting Emphasis on Water Quality, Implications for Farming, Society
power plants on farm fields can keep soluble phosphorus, the main nutrient feeding harmful algal blooms ... how much water is available to them, while to the east, people are more concerned about the quality of ... sees the glass as half full. But he's also concerned about the quality of the water in that glass. ...
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NW Ohio Farmers: Sign Up for Project Designed to Improve Ohio Water Quality
a toxic bloom in western Lake Erie led to a two-day drinking water ban in Toledo. The project involves ... cause of harmful algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie and other lakes in recent years. In August 2014, ... State’s Agronomic Crops Team, is leading the Farmer Phosphorus Water Quality Monitoring Project. OSU ...
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Chow Line: Stay Hydrated in Warmer Weather
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/chow-line-stay-hydrated-in-warmer-weather
experiencing vomiting or diarrhea. So how much water should you be drinking daily? Doctors at Harvard Medical ... cube trays with berries to add to water to keep it cold. Freeze some freezer-safe water bottles for ... broccoli, carrots, peas and white potatoes also provide water to help you stay hydrated. But how will you ...
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Keeping phosphorus out of waterways
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/keeping-phosphorus-out-waterways
fields. “There’s been a lot of discussion about who causes the algal bloom problem in Western Lake Erie or ... how to remove nitrates from agricultural fields by having the water pass through a pit containing ... of the nitrates funneled through it, he said. If excess nitrates enter a public drinking water ...
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New Grant Focuses on Nutrient Management, Cleaner Lake Erie Water
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/new-grant-focuses-nutrient-management-cleaner-lake-erie-water
water quality in the basin, fueling the growth of harmful algal blooms. To accomplish this work, the ... is working to ensure safe drinking water while maintaining an economically productive agricultural ... nitrogen and phosphorus that can affect the lake’s water quality downstream, said Greg LaBarge, Ohio State ...
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Understanding Algal Blooms: State of the Science Conference
https://extension.osu.edu/events/understanding-algal-blooms-state-science-conference
Highlights: current scientific knowledge about algal blooms, their causes and best management ... practices to prevent them, as well as model predictions and water treatment methods to remove toxins. ...