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“We expected this year’s bloom to be a 9 (out of 10). It was actually a 10.5.” That was how Jeffery Reutter, Ph.D. introduced his November 11 City Club presentation on Lake Erie’s hazardous algal blooms, a challenge that has affected water quality in recent years. But a mystery...
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Lake Erie algae recently had WTAM’s Mike Trivisonno all worked up. We know the feeling. After an August show in which Trivisonno railed against the hazards of the toxic algae bloom in Lake Erie’s western basin, one of our experts phoned in to talk more about its causes and...
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How new technology and capabilities will help us identify toxic algae in Lake Erie using a recently approved EPA method; Sewer District is the first agency to offer these capabilities in Ohio Consider this the summer of science. As our daily beach water-quality testing and notification is set to...
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Lake Erie ice coverage almost at last year’s level (9 hundredths of a percent lower). I counted the cracks pic.twitter.com/CUByCneXxP — Scott Sabol (@ScottSabolFOX8) February 19, 2015 Nearly 98 percent of Lake Erie is ice-covered right now. We were recently asked, “Is there a relationship between the lake’s freezing...
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Is the toxic algae that led to Toledo’s three-day “DO NOT DRINK” declaration this summer a threat to Cleveland in the future? While Cleveland’s lake conditions differ from those of the western Lake Erie basin, when our Great Lake is threatened, all of its neighbors need to take notice....
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Keep it simple. And use cartoons if possible. When explaining a difficult and often technical subject like toxic algae threatening the future of Lake Erie, simplicity goes a long way helping increase both awareness and understanding. Our hat’s off to Toledo Blade‘s Tom Henry for helping explain the problem...
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Collecting beach water quality samples at Villa Angela Beach in Cleveland. Since State Senator Randy Gardner and Representative Chris Redfern are hosting a special meeting of the Lake Erie Legislative Caucus this Friday—focusing on algae problems plaguing the lake and, most recently, the Toledo area’s drinking water—here are 5...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd A major contributor to toxic algae threatening Lake Erie is phosphorus, a key component of agricultural fertilizers and a building block of life itself. While most of it flows to the lake from stormwater runoff, wastewater plants must monitor and manage phosphorus as it makes its way through the...
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Early Saturday morning, Lucas County issued an alarming “Do not drink the water” alert affecting 19 communities and more than 400,000 residents. The directive is due to exceedingly high levels of microcystin, a toxin produced by toxic algae blooms. While the alert is outside of our and Cleveland Division...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd Hazardous algal bloom on Lake Erie, 2011. cleveland.com file photo. If a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step, think of Ohio Senate Bill 150 as a first step. A cleveland.com story May 19 reported Ohio Governor John Kasich is preparing to sign a bill that could...
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