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6. Lake Erie's been having algae blooms since at least the 1960s

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Sun Aug 3, 2014, 04:20 PM

Aug 2014

when I was a kid in the Buffalo area, and for pretty much the same reason: excess phosphorous compounds in the water. Banning phosphates in detergents helped control it. Reading the article, it seems like the big difference this year is that weather conditions are keeping the bloom nearer the source instead of pushing it out into the lake to disperse and annoy the people to the east.

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Lake Erie's Algae Woes Began Building A Decade Ago [View all] Purveyor Aug 2014 OP

Connecting the dots - how much of this agricultural run-off is from fields planted hedgehog Aug 2014 #1

I'm in Toledo Holly_Hobby Aug 2014 #2

I'm so sorry you are suffering through this. In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #4

Thanks, but we're not in bad shape personally Holly_Hobby Aug 2014 #5

Those two students are awesome, paying it forward. In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #7

We are alright as we have a 110ft well but I still buy bulk water (5 gal jugs) Purveyor Aug 2014 #8

We heard about the don't drink the water warning at Holly_Hobby Aug 2014 #9

It won't stop it but Skidmore Aug 2014 #10

We're in a state of emergency declared by the Gov. and Holly_Hobby Aug 2014 #14

I don't think it's GMO's as much as the increased number of large livestock & poultry operations. bulloney Aug 2014 #13

I think many areas will see a shortage of bottled water because it's being shipped to Toledo. In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #3

In most communities, the tap water is fine but people Skidmore Aug 2014 #12

Lake Erie's been having algae blooms since at least the 1960s Retrograde Aug 2014 #6

We've had a mild summer Holly_Hobby Aug 2014 #11

I remember when the alewives would wash up in the early 1970's. roamer65 Aug 2014 #16

I hope they don't get mind worms. JVS Aug 2014 #15