| Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has delayed the implementation of new water rules for two years as part of his two-year budget plan. According to the Green Bay Press Gazette, the new regulation was voted on last year and would obligate communities to decrease their levels of sediment runoff by 40 percent in the next two.. Read more Posted in Lake Chemistry, Water Quality Also tagged Great Lakes, Lake Michigan, water regulation, Wisconsin Leave a comment
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Wisconsin governor stalls water regulation reform
Great Lakes phosphorus levels on the rise, according to IJC report
| Phosphorus levels in the Great Lakes have been increasing at an alarming rate, according to a report released on Wednesday by the International Joint Commission. The study concluded that the reappearance of blue-green algae over the last few years is endangering the food chain as well as human health. Lake Erie in particular was.. Read more Posted in Lake Chemistry, Water Quality Also tagged blue-green algae, Great Lakes, IJC, International Joint Commission, Lake Erie, nutrient-loading, pollution, report, research Leave a comment
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Buffalo State’s Great Lakes Center monitors ice from beneath
| With aid from the Buffalo Police Underwater Recovery Unit and Buffalo Fire Department’s fireboat, the “Edward M. Cotter,” researchers from Buffalo State’s Great Lakes Center have deployed the first in a series of monitoring systems intended to profile Lake Erie’s icy waters from beneath. The project is funded by a $972,583.. Read more Posted in Lake Chemistry, Lake Physics, Sensors and Technology Also tagged Buffalo State, data buoy, EPA, Great Lakes, ice, Lake Erie, nutrient-loading, pollution, real-time monitoring, research Leave a comment
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Limited amount of total phosphorus actually feeds algae, study finds
| Phosphorus is by far the leading cause of most eutrophication in lakes and water systems. However, the nutrient enters the environment in a variety of forms, which can profoundly differ in their abilities to feed the harmful algal blooms that create hostile aquatic environments, according to new research from the University of Washington... Read more Posted in Lake Biology, Lake Chemistry, Water Quality Also tagged Algae, bacteria, eutrophication, nutrient-loading, phosphate, regulation, research, Washington Leave a comment
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Cleanup plan not enough to control Lake Okeechobee phosphorus, say conservation groups
| Lake Okeechobee, Florida’s largest freshwater lake and the critical water supply for the Everglades ecosystem, receives more than 500 metric tons of phosphorus per year. A new cleanup plan aims to reduce that influx, but Audubon of Florida says it won’t be enough. Florida pollution-reduction standards require the lake’s yearly.. Read more Posted in Lake Biology, Lake Chemistry, Water Quality Also tagged Algae, blue-green algae, dissolved oxygen, eutrophication, Florida, food web, Lake Okeechobee, nutrient-loading, periphyton, regulation, runoff, stormwater, wetlands Leave a comment
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