| Coal-tar based pavement sealant is the leading source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in 40 urban lakes spanning the nation, according to research from the U.S. Geological Survey published this month. PAHs are a group of more than 100 chemicals that are produced when coal, oil and gas, garbage, or other organic substances.. Read more Posted in Lake Chemistry, Water Quality Also tagged coal tar, PAHs, pollution, research, USGS 1 Comment
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Coal-tar sealant is leading source of PAHs in urban lakes, according to USGS
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, phosphorus, regulation, runoff, wetlands Leave a comment
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Ohio farmers export tons of manure using federal dollars
| The intense blue-green algal blooms that overran Ohio’s Grand Lake St. Marys this summer have largely been blamed on manure runoff from surrounding fields. As a response, an incentive program offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture is helping livestock farmers ship thousands of tons of animal waste out of the watershed. Since.. Read more Posted in Lake Chemistry, Water Quality Also tagged agriculture, Algae, blue-green algae, eutrophication, Grand Lake St Marys, nutrient-loading, phosphorus, pollution, runoff, toxic waters Leave a comment
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Climate change could worsen Ohio’s blue-green algae problem, increase floods
| Shift in precipitation patterns caused by climate change could pose a unique threat to central Ohio, according to new research from the University of Dayton. Geology professor Shuang-Ye Wu’s investigation indicates that summers will become drier in Ohio’s Miami Valley but precipitation will increase in the spring, which could.. Read more Posted in Lake Chemistry, Lake Physics, Water Quality Also tagged agriculture, Algae, blue-green algae, climate change, nutrient-loading, Ohio, phosphorus, precipitation, rainfall, research, runoff, weather Leave a comment
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Great Lakes restoration “success stories” featured in two new reports
| The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative have provided a tremendous amount of funding for Great Lakes restoration projects. To share many of the success stories coming from these efforts, the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition has released two new reports with dozens of case studies... Read more Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged combined sewer overflows, Great Lakes, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, research, restoration, sustainability 2 Comments
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