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Cause of Lake Eries Harmful Algal Blooms Gains More Certainty
2014-04-09 12:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Circle of Blue: Changes in the timing and method of applying agricultural fertilizer are the primary drivers behind the increasing amounts of phosphorus entering Lake Erie and causing toxic algal blooms and a large dead zone, according to new basin-wide scientific studies. The studies, drawing on institutions from across the Great Lakes, also found that climate change is increasing the urgency of developing ways to keep fertilizers on fields, and may mean that larger reductions in phosphorus will be necessary to...
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