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  1. New lab to help fight the (algae-fueled) battle of Lake Erie

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/new-lab-help-fight-the-algae-fueled-battle-lake-erie

    research projects.  "The new Water Quality Lab will focus on nutrient and phytoplankton analysis, ... coordinator and the lab's primary technician. "Research in the new lab will address Lake Erie ... Erie."—Jeff Reutter, director, Ohio Sea Grant "Nutrient load" is the total amount of a nutrient ...

  2. 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 ... This year’s  Manure Science Review  had a crystal-clear focus on water. The annual learning event, ...

  3. Manure practices, not glamorous, can be a star for both food crops and water

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/september-october-2014/manure-practices-not-glamorous-can-be-star

    OSU Extension field specialist in manure nutrient management. The program emphasized practices and new ... Ohio Livestock Coalition, an event sponsor. “Nutrient management and water quality are critical ... fertilizer and manure is a cause of the harmful algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie and other water bodies. Lake ...

  4. Ohio State University Extension Addressing Nutrient Management Issues in the State

    https://darke.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-university-extension-addressing-nutrient-management-issues-state

    Water quality and nutrient management issues are getting more and more attention these days. With ... nutrients, cleaner water and increased farmer profitability. (And yes, these three things can all peacefully ... behavior about nutrient management, controlled drainage structures to manage water more effectively, and ...

  5. 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-

    problems in Lake Erie and other lakes, the new program aims to ensure safe drinking water for all Ohioans ... Engineering. For the past 10 years, he has focused his research on the Lake Erie basin in concert with ... Lake Erie shut down Toledo’s water supply for two days last summer. Microcystin is a toxin made by ...

  6. Nutrient Stewardship for Cleaner Water

    https://darke.osu.edu/news/nutrient-stewardship-cleaner-water

    Nutrient Stewardship for Cleaner Water is a new Signature Program for OSU Extension which was ... quality and nutrient effects in Grand Lake St. Mary’s, Lake Erie and Ohio River Watersheds, farmer ... http://agnr.osu.edu/programs/natural-resources-environmental/nutrient-stewardship-cleaner-water.  You will find this figure on the website showing the results of the heavy rains. Figure 2. ...

  7. Important Issues in Water Quality and Nutrient Placement Conference

    https://oardc.osu.edu/events/important-issues-water-quality-and-nutrient-placement-conference

    in Lake Erie or contaminated drinking water.” Topics to be discussed include: ·         “Healthy ... Conservation Society March 14. The “Important Issues in Water Quality and Nutrient Placement” conference will ... a hot topic because seldom does a day go by without a news article on water issues such as algal blooms ...

  8. EQIP signup period is ongoing

    https://fairfield.osu.edu/news/eqip-signup-period-ongoing

    Lake Erie water quality, “When nutrients are lost from cropland, farmers lose money and water quality ... efficiency and water quality in the Western Lake Erie Basin.” The CAP104 process involves working with ... applications to EQIP on an ongoing basis. Among the many EQIP program options are Nutrient Management ...

  9. Gone (or soon to be going) fishing: Charter captains prep for new season, new teaching

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/gone-or-soon-be-going-fishing-charter-captains-prep-for-new-season-new-teaching

    Ohio Sea Grant's annual Charter Captains Conference has become a tradition for Lake Erie ... charter boat captains, with many attendees regularly returning for the latest updates on Lake Erie ... charter captains who can in turn educate many other anglers on Lake Erie, we are able to reach thousands ...

  10. What Will We Find in Lake Erie This Summer?

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/what-will-we-find-in-lake-erie-summer

    at Put-in-Bay on Lake Erie. Media members should contact Ohio Sea Grant's Jill Jentes Banicki at  ... the history of this work on Lake Erie. An afternoon webinar will allow the public to participate ... After a  successful event  last year,  Ohio Sea Grant's Stone Laboratory  will again host ...

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