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  1. Researchers: Toledo Water Crisis Impacted Perceptions of Lake Erie Algae Causes

    https://aede.osu.edu/news/researchers-toledo-water-crisis-impacted-perceptions-lake-erie-algae-causes

    water from the Toledo municipal water supply due to the presence of harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie ... algal blooms in Lake Erie over the past few years?” with a rating system for eight different possible ... asked to rate the level of risk algal blooms in Lake Erie pose to human health, the Ohio economy and ...

  2. About Us

    https://field2faucet.osu.edu/about-us

    The initiative began in 2014 after a water quality crisis in Lake Erie due to harmful algal blooms ... galvanized an interdisciplinary group of partners to seek end-to-end, systems solutions to the problem ... affecting the lake. A sister effort, co-led by Ohio State and the University of Toledo, created ...

  3. How to Stop Algal Blooms, Keep Drinking Water Safe

    https://field2faucet.osu.edu/news/how-stop-algal-blooms-keep-drinking-water-safe

    farmland is a cause of the harmful algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie and other lakes. In August, toxins from ... to Prevent Harmful Algal Blooms, Post-Toledo.” The event is part of a monthly public breakfast series ... key issues and solutions related to all aspects of harmful algal blooms,” said David Hanselmann, ...

  4. Identifying Bacterial Isolates for Bioremediation of Microcystin-contaminated Waters

    https://field2faucet.osu.edu/about-us/projects/ohio-dept-higher-education-projects/bioremediation-algal-blooms

    found in Lake Erie waters and sediments could be used to remove harmful algal toxins from drinking ... Toxin-eating bacteria naturally thrive near harmful algal blooms Principal Investigator Xiaozhen ... conditions found in most water treatment plants. However, bacteria naturally present in lake water and ...

  5. Zhang Named a 2014 Ohio State Presidential Fellow

    https://aede.osu.edu/news/zhang-named-2014-ohio-state-presidential-fellow

    impacts the incidence, intensity and extent of harmful algal blooms and downstream Lake Erie ecosystem ... 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 ...

  6. Reduce Nutrient Runoff

    https://field2faucet.osu.edu/reduce-nutrient-runoff

    Keeping Nutrients on the Land One of the biggest contributors to harmful algal blooms (HABs) in ... lakes is excess nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus) from farms and cities upstream. Ohio State and partners ... the best strategies to reduce phosphorus from farm fields to improve the overall health of Lake Erie ...

  7. Algal blooms cost Ohio homeowners $152 million

    https://aede.osu.edu/news/algal-blooms-cost-ohio-homeowners-152-million

    happen if a severe algal bloom—similar in extent to  the one experienced in 2011 which covered 45 percent ... algal levels in Lake Erie and all major inland lakes. Further, Ohio is a “public disclosure” state, ... blooms at two Ohio lakes cost Ohio homeowners $152 million in lost property value over six years. ...

  8. Report Shows How to Say Goodbye to Harmful Algal Blooms

    https://field2faucet.osu.edu/news/report-shows-how-say-goodbye-harmful-algal-blooms

    COLUMBUS, Ohio — Harmful algal blooms dangerous to human health and the Lake Erie ecosystem — such ... a drop of this magnitude would keep algal blooms at safe levels for people and the lake. “With aggressive ... adoption of best management practices, it is possible to reduce harmful algal blooms to safe levels while ...

  9. Ohio State Making Strides in Working to Improve Water Quality

    https://field2faucet.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-making-strides-working-improve-water-quality

    water resources and promote harmful algal blooms. Major water quality problems have occurred in Lake ... algal blooms caused dangerous microcystin levels in Lake Erie and shut down Toledo’s water supply for ... ecosystems, harmful organisms in the form of algal blooms have also been present. The Nutrient Stewardship for ...

  10. Jay Martin to Lead Field to Faucet

    https://field2faucet.osu.edu/news/jay-martin-lead-field-faucet

    COLUMBUS, Ohio – While some would say people are the problem behind Lake Erie’s harmful algal ... to address harmful algal blooms. Along with Field to Faucet, the Global Water Initiative includes ... Engineering. For the past 10 years, he has focused on the Lake Erie basin, collaborating with researchers from ...

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