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Photo of a 2011 algae bloom on Lake Erie by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon -- NASA
Agricultural Industry / University Research / Water Resources

New UM study: Lake Huron a crucial part of controlling toxic Lake Erie algal blooms

ANN ARBOR—A new study from the University of Michigan asserts that targets to reduce phosphorous outputs from the Detroit area to control toxic blooms of cyanobacteria in Lake Erie are …

Photo of a 2011 algae bloom on Lake Erie by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon -- NASA
Great Lakes / Pollution / Water Resources

UM report details phosphorus sources—both urban and agricultural—in Detroit River watershed

ANN ARBOR—Though the Detroit River delivers one-quarter of the phosphorus that flows into Lake Erie, there’s never been a detailed accounting of the nutrient’s urban and agricultural sources across the …

Ecology / University Research

Poisons or medicines? Cyanobacteria toxins protect tiny lake dwellers from parasites

ANN ARBOR – The cyanobacteria blooms that plague western Lake Erie each summer are both an unsightly nuisance and a potential public health hazard, producing liver toxins that can be …

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