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  1. 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, ...

  2. 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 ...

  3. Nutrient Management Resources

    https://pested.osu.edu/node/106

    Resources for Nutrient Management in Ohio   Lake Erie Western Basin Watershed Fertilizer and ... in the Lake Erie Western Basin Watershed. Click here for a summary of the regulations and map of the ... recordkeeping requirements, soil testing, water quality concerns, best management practices for phosphorus and ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Ohio State Economists to Hold Water Quality Discussion During 2013 Farm Science Review

    https://aede.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-economists-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 ...

  6. New Research from Professor Irwin Offers Analysis of the Interaction between Humans and Ecosystem Thresholds

    https://aede.osu.edu/news/new-research-professor-irwin-offers-analysis-interaction-between-humans-and-ecosystem

    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 ...

  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. 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 ...

  9. 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 ...

  10. Field to Faucet making strides in improving Ohio’s water quality

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/january-february-2016/field-faucet-making-strides-improving-ohio

    microcystin levels in Lake Erie and shut down Toledo’s drinking water supply for two days in August 2014. The ... address the water quality problem and accelerate our research to reduce the amount of nutrients coming off ... Jay Martin talks about Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms and the Field to Faucet program ’s efforts to ...

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