Lake Erie’s toxic algae blooms are becoming deadly, all of the local residents need our help. Everything started in the 1960’s in Cleveland, Ohio. Many factories/machinery at that time made lots of pollution that was dumped into the lake on purpose. All of this pollution gave Lake Erie many bad vibes, which led to the nicknames Lake On Fire or Dead Lake. Lake on Fire is due to the Lake catching fire many times. “As a result of these pollutants, Lake Erie contained increased levels of phosphorus and nitrogen, which contributed to eutrophication - a process that encourages the development of algal blooms.” (Rotman)
People began cleanup of Lake Erie in 1972, by introducing the Clean Water Act. The Clean Water Act helped lower the amount of industries dumping waste into Lake Erie. The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was also introduced in 1972, it was placed in order to lower the amount of pollutants in the Great Lakes. “The United States and Canadian governments responded by capping household detergent phosphates, reining in factory pollutants and spending $8 billion to upgrade lakeside sewage plants.” (Wines)
Some effects of the cleanup of Lake Erie are that Lake Erie became the Walleye Capital of the World. Lake Erie also became a popular place for recreational activities and fishing. Once we had about 20-30 years away from the …show more content…
In 2014, Toledo residents had to go roughly 48 hours without water. Those 48 hours caused major chaos for the 500,000 people that live in the Toledo area. “That’s when liver toxins from a Maumee Bay algae bloom seeped into Toledo’s water supply, prompting officials to warn 500,000 people not to use their taps for two days.” (Arenschield). People all over Northwest Ohio were affected, even if they don't use Toledo water. Their jobs might not have water, so they didn't have an income. Other places, in order to keep in business, they had to get bottled water, which was also hard to
People began cleanup of Lake Erie in 1972, by introducing the Clean Water Act. The Clean Water Act helped lower the amount of industries dumping waste into Lake Erie. The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was also introduced in 1972, it was placed in order to lower the amount of pollutants in the Great Lakes. “The United States and Canadian governments responded by capping household detergent phosphates, reining in factory pollutants and spending $8 billion to upgrade lakeside sewage plants.” (Wines)
Some effects of the cleanup of Lake Erie are that Lake Erie became the Walleye Capital of the World. Lake Erie also became a popular place for recreational activities and fishing. Once we had about 20-30 years away from the …show more content…
In 2014, Toledo residents had to go roughly 48 hours without water. Those 48 hours caused major chaos for the 500,000 people that live in the Toledo area. “That’s when liver toxins from a Maumee Bay algae bloom seeped into Toledo’s water supply, prompting officials to warn 500,000 people not to use their taps for two days.” (Arenschield). People all over Northwest Ohio were affected, even if they don't use Toledo water. Their jobs might not have water, so they didn't have an income. Other places, in order to keep in business, they had to get bottled water, which was also hard to