Lake Erie

Did you know Lake Erie is called the “burning river” or “dead lake”? Sixth of Lake Erie's water was covered in toxic algae. Since so many algae is in Lake Erie it’s spreading to other rivers such as the Maumee river which now only supplies 5 percent. Algaes has now expand across the western Lake Erie shoreline from Monroe to the Lake Erie islands. Algae bloom has been a growing problem now since the 2000s. Unregulated dumping of sewage and industrial pollutants with similar algae blooms and earned the nickname “North America's Dead Sea”. United States and Canadian governments responded by capping household detergent phosphates, reining in the factory pollutant and spending $8 billion to upgrade lakeside sewage plants. Algae are fed by phosphorus, the same chemical that American and Canadian authorities spent billions to reduce. “2002 was the last year that we didn’t have much of a bloom,” said Thomas Bridgeman, a professor at the Lake Erie Center at the University of Toledo. “2008, ‘09, and ‘10 were really bad years for algae blooms. And then., we got 2011.” 2011 was the wettest spring on the record! Donald Trump targeted for elimination of the $1 million project but, Congress has kept funded at $300 million a year.…

Lake Erie is one of the largest bodies of fresh water on the plant, and it provides drinking water to over 11 million people. Unfortunately, the large body of water is under attack, and the offender, is the very people depending on it. Over the past couple of years Lake Erie has been assaulted with worsening toxic algae blooms. As a result, in 2014, the city of Toledo was unable to consume the tap water without fear of becoming sick. Now, how is it the people 's fault that this is occurring?…

Lake Erie is in deep trouble if we don’t start to work together to get it cleaner and not polluted for the centuries to come. In the 1960’s lake erie was very polluted and we cleaned it up now it’s known as the “comeback lake”, now in 2017 were having more pollution problems and algae problems. In the 1960, lake erie was very polluted because of heavy industry by the shores of cleveland. Because of these pollutants high levels of Phosphorus and nitrogen. “A common refrain in 1960 was "Lake Erie…

Don’t be a victim be the person who helps lake Erie become it’s finest . Through the bad times of Lake Eries will it ever get better It has been forty years and nothing has changed in lake Erie . It all started in the 60s with the greatest algae bloom anyone has ever seen. The algae problem all began in the…

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…

Lake Erie needs our help desperately! The danger is that Erie is so polluted with raw sewage and poisonous chemicals, blue and green algae is a huge problem right now, because of the heat, it keeps on reproducing this fatal mush. 1960 was the most polluted it's ever been, so much pollution they protested to make the lake better. The lake was full of Nitrogen and Phosphate. Dead fish littered the shoreline, the lake was remembered as “dead lake’’. The United States signed a treaty with Canada…

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…

our bodies and nature and includes the world and beyond around us. One such place observed is the Tom Ridge Environmental Center in Erie, Pennsylvania. This center is full of learning experiences for all ages. Observation of the Center The Tom Ridge Environmental Center is somewhere I have never been to, but always wondered what it actually was. It is at the entrance to Presque Isle State Park which is almost completely surrounded by Lake Erie. Presque Isle is approximately 3200 acres and…

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Introduction My internship experience at the Quicken Loans Arena was amazing I was extremely honored to get the opportunity to work as an intern for this organization since I already work at this organization as a GSR Ticket Taker. It really was a great experience for me and I can say thank you to the Quicken Loans Arena for allowing me to have this incredible experience. Organization Overview The Quicken Loans Arena, originally known as "The Q", is a multi-purpose arena downtown in Cleveland,…