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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 ... This year’s Manure Science Review had a crystal-clear focus on water. The annual learning event, ...
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Manure practices, not glamorous, can be a star for both food crops and water
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 ...
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Martin to lead Field to Faucet water program, has ‘ability to bring people together’
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 ...
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Ohio State Economists to Hold Water Quality Discussion During 2013 Farm Science Review
agricultural nutrient management in Ohio with the goal of decreasing nutrient runoff into Ohio’s water ... Erie basin also boasts the largest percentage of agricultural land in the Great Lakes region.” Nutrient ... 2011.” Ward, who focuses on farm management, will discuss the management of fertilizer and water quality ...
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New Research from Professor Irwin Offers Analysis of the Interaction between Humans and Ecosystem Thresholds
examining the effect of policies on agricultural land management practices and Lake Erie water quality ... kills, are common in Lake Erie in the summer months. They are the result of a gradual build-up of ... feedback: amenity-led growth that responds to changes in water quality. The lake ecosystem in the study was ...
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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
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 ...
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Three FABE researchers funded in statewide harmful algal bloom research initiative
– Potential Impact and Feasibility in the Western Lake Erie Basin Principal Investigator: Vinayak Shedekar, ... Assistant Professor of Agricultural Water Management in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological ... of Health, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, and the Ohio Lake Erie Commission.” HABRI has made ...
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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
farmers’ best management practices in the watershed affect water quality in Lake Erie, and how people’s ... reduced or eliminated. Irwin and Zhang will specifically look at three services Lake Erie provides: water ... help policy makers decide which conservation practices will raise the value of the Lake Erie ecosystem ...
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FABE Researchers Receive $5 Million Grant to Study Runoff from Elevated Phosphorus Fields
contributing to Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms. That’s the premise of a new five-year, $5 million study that ... a significant driver of the harmful algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie. The blooms are sometimes toxic, are often ... Agriculture is funding the study, which started in September and will run through summer 2023. LAKE ERIE ...
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Zhang Named a 2014 Ohio State Presidential Fellow
https://aede.osu.edu/news/zhang-named-2014-ohio-state-presidential-fellow
funding to focus on his dissertation, “Improving the Sustainability of the Lake Erie Region: Linking ... Agricultural Land Management and Lake Ecosystem Services.” For his dissertation, he is currently working with ... impacts the incidence, intensity and extent of harmful algal blooms and downstream Lake Erie ecosystem ...