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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://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-05/ohio-state-university-extension-addressing-nutrient-management

    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. Protect Water--Keep Nutrients in the Field

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/protect-water-keep-nutrients-field

    water quality and nutrient management issues happening in Ohio won’t want to miss ‘Agricultural ... agronomist; and New Fertilizer and Manure Application Rules for the Lake Erie Watershed by Clark Hutson, Ohio ... with the Water Quality Issues in Lake Erie by Andy McClure, Administrator of the City of Toledo Collins ...

  6. Water Quality Wednesday

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2021-01/water-quality-wednesday

    10-11:30am Manure & Nutrient Management Following Events February 10th 10-11:30am Cover Crops and Water ... for Water Quality March 3rd 3-3:30pm Lake Erie Water Quality Litigation Update: Peggy Hall April 14th ... 10-11:30am Water Quality in the Western Lake Erie Basin Water Quality ...

  7. Nutrient Management Plan Development Program

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/NutrientManagementPlanDevelopmentProgram

    individuals who farm in the Western Lake Erie Basin. The Nutrient Management Plan Writers are a team working ... to assist farmers in developing Nutrient Management Plans (NMP) in the Western Lake Erie Basin (WLEB) ... project is targeted to the Western Lake Erie Watershed of Ohio working directly with two constituent ...

  8. 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 ...

  9. Extension Educator Shares Expertise in Article about Microplastics in Lake Erie

    https://extops.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/newsletter/news-and-notes/september-19-2022/extension-educator-shares-expertise-article-about

    data to determine how well the Cleveland Water Department and others who rely on Lake Erie for their ... in Lake County, recently shared some of her expertise about microplastics in a news article.  ... Microplastics are the size of a sesame seed or smaller can be found in water, on land, and in the air. A grant ...

  10. 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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