A toxic algal bloom may continue to flourish in the western basin of Lake Erie this summer, but Toledo water officials say there is little chance that any substantial amount of poisonous microcystin will again be found in city’s drinking water.
The Lake Erie Center is the University of Toledo’s freshwater research and science education campus. Located in the northwestern corner of Maumee Bay State Park in Oregon, the LEC opened in October 1998.
Kurt Erichsen, vice president of environmental planning at the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments, spent more than three decades coordinating the efforts of public and private entities in implementing environmental programs.
Oregon’s Harmful Algal Bloom infrastructure improvement project was completed last year. It ensures that microcystin, a toxin released from Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), does not get into the water supply.
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Genealogical meeting
The Lucas County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will meet Saturday, Aug. 17 at 2 p.m. at Lutheran Village at Wolf Creek, 2001 Perrysburg-Holland Rd., just south of Airport Highway.
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The Lake Township trustees were pleasantly surprised when they received contract bids for resurfacing streets; five contractors submitted bids, compared to only one last year.
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A toxic algal bloom may continue to flourish in the western basin of Lake Erie this summer, but Toledo water officials say there is little chance that any substantial amount of poisonous microcystin will again be found in city’s drinking water.
