A common refrain in 1960 was "Lake Erie is Dead." In the 1960s Lake Erie was terribly polluted. We cleaned it up, but it’s polluted once again. Lake Erie contained increased levels of phosphorus and nitrogen, which contributed to eutrophication, (a process that encourages the development of algal blooms).
Since the 1960s Lake Erie has had many problems with algae. Waste water from the sewers also made their way into the lake, as this was happening factories were dumping pollutants into the lake and waterways. As did fertilizer and pesticides from agricultural runoff.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the Ohio Geological Survey, along with Charles E. Herdendorf, said that once scientists realized that phosphorus was to blame …show more content…
For a couple of years Lake Erie has been fairly clean because of our efforts in trying to keep it clean, but now it’s going back to the algae filled waters. The clean up is pretty good and we are trying to come up with more ways to help Lake Erie now. Some examples are to lower the chances of manure and fertilizer spreading on frozen or saturated ground, and by lowering the chances of fertilizer runoff. But otherwise the effects of the clean up are going well and I hope that with the climate change the water will get cooler so all this algae goes away.
Right now Lake Erie is covered in many, many feet of algae. One of the causes is fertilizer from farms. By dumping too much fertilizer into crops the farmer are just asking for the chemicals to flood the rivers that lead into Lake Erie. So the problem is that with the water all algae-filled people will not be able to have fresh water to drink, to bathe in, or to keep clean. These problems impact on communities by minimizing their fresh water supply or water to drink and bathe in.
With the water pollution and the growth of the algae, we are hoping to be able to make Lake Erie healthy once again. With everyone's help we could make Lake Erie healthy and happy in a matter of years. You can make a
Since the 1960s Lake Erie has had many problems with algae. Waste water from the sewers also made their way into the lake, as this was happening factories were dumping pollutants into the lake and waterways. As did fertilizer and pesticides from agricultural runoff.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the Ohio Geological Survey, along with Charles E. Herdendorf, said that once scientists realized that phosphorus was to blame …show more content…
For a couple of years Lake Erie has been fairly clean because of our efforts in trying to keep it clean, but now it’s going back to the algae filled waters. The clean up is pretty good and we are trying to come up with more ways to help Lake Erie now. Some examples are to lower the chances of manure and fertilizer spreading on frozen or saturated ground, and by lowering the chances of fertilizer runoff. But otherwise the effects of the clean up are going well and I hope that with the climate change the water will get cooler so all this algae goes away.
Right now Lake Erie is covered in many, many feet of algae. One of the causes is fertilizer from farms. By dumping too much fertilizer into crops the farmer are just asking for the chemicals to flood the rivers that lead into Lake Erie. So the problem is that with the water all algae-filled people will not be able to have fresh water to drink, to bathe in, or to keep clean. These problems impact on communities by minimizing their fresh water supply or water to drink and bathe in.
With the water pollution and the growth of the algae, we are hoping to be able to make Lake Erie healthy once again. With everyone's help we could make Lake Erie healthy and happy in a matter of years. You can make a