Researchers Have Found the Bacteria Behind Lake Erie's Toxins

Researchers have found the bacteria behind Lake Erie's toxins

Michigan has waged a losing battle with reducing harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie for the last decade.

Environmental toxins can be found in products, food and drinking water – including in Norway. This is worrying. Now, efforts for a toxic-free environment are being reinforced through an updated action plan, and we are continuing the significant work of phasing out the most dangerous chemicals.

Almost $80,000 in grant funding was given to help environmental education in Beaver County - Beaver County Radio

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – Algae floats in the water at the Maumee Bay State Park marina in Lake Erie in Oregon, Ohio, Sept. 15, 2017. Ohio’s environmental regulators will have until the end of June to finish a plan to aimed at combating toxic algae blooms that have flourished in Lake Erie since the late 1990s. The deadline is part of settlement agreement approved by a federal judge on Thursday, May 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, Fil…

MDARD, EGLE and DNR Update Plan to Combat Harmful Lake Erie Algal Blooms

LANSING, Mich. — The State of Michigan has released an update to its Domestic Action Plan (DAP) for combatting harmful algal blooms in western Lake Erie. The DAP contains measures to reduce phosphorus runoff into the Western Lake Erie Basin (WLEB) that drives algal blooms by a sustained 40 percent over a baseline measurement taken in 2008. The Michigan Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD); Environment, Great Lakes and Energy …

South West Water to lead groundbreaking project to predict harmful algal blooms - Water Magazine

South West Water is among 16 winning projects that have been awarded funding through the Ofwat Innovation Fund’s fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge, securing support for its innovative algal project. The project, Prediction and Early Detection of Algal Blooms in Lakes and Reservoirs (PEDAL), will receive a share of more than £42 million awarded to initiatives that tackle major challenges in the water sector. Working in close partnership with Sou…