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Algae depresses Lake Erie home values
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Since 2014, local communities have spent over $1 billion trying to clean up the water.
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Lake Erie algae mucks up fishing trips
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A Michigan State University study estimates that up to $5.9 million annually in economic activity is lost in Michigan’s small portion of Lake Erie due to harmful algal blooms.
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Researchers in Minnesota acquire first genome for doli algal bloom
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For the first time, a genome sequence has been developed for an unfamiliar species of harmful algae that’s been blooming in the Great Lakes.
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Great Lakes algae threatens air quality
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Toxins from harmful algal blooms are known to pollute water, but now researchers are looking at how they harm Great Lakes air.
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Old Ohio amusement park becomes new wetland restoration project
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The park will preserve local history while fighting harmful algae blooms.
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New nutrient trapping program takes off
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A newly funded project in Ohio’s Ottawa Soil and Water Conservation District aims to reduce water nutrients and sediments that flow into Lake Erie, causing excessive growth of algae.
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As toxic algal blooms impact Lake Erie, Michigan sees agriculture as main culprit
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Toxic algae blooming in Lake Erie is creating safety concerns for humans and aquatic life prompting the state of Michigan to work with farmers to reduce the phosphorus levels in field runoff.
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Large lakes worldwide share many of the same threats
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By Ray García
Algae pollution, plastic pollution and waste run-off plague the Great Lakes here in the United States. But similar problems also threaten large bodies of freshwater worldwide. The seven African Great Lakes and Lake Baikal in Russia, two of the world’s largest systems of freshwater, also face these problems daily. During the summer, a rapid growth of algae is among the most prominent challenges in Lake Erie and Lake Michigan. These algal blooms harm the lake animals and can harm humans as well.
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Monitoring algal blooms in the Great Lakes Basin
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This is how algal blooms are monitored in the Great Lakes Basin.