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A close up of the Microcystis cyanobacterial bloom in Maumee Bay, August 2019. Courtesy of Joseph Ortiz. 

Kent State researchers develop new way to observe Lake Erie algal blooms

Colleen Carroll Sciences reporter September 16, 2019

Scientists at Kent State have developed a new way of observing Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms that could help improve studying the lake’s health.A team of graduate and undergraduate students led...

Lake Erie algae

Plans to combat Lake Erie’s toxic algae blooms in motion

Jacob Runnels February 8, 2015

A team of Kent State researchers have started making progress toward the removal of toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie.More than 500,000 Toledo, Ohio, residents were left without safe drinking water due to...