blue green algae in lake erie
TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: Blue Green Algae in Lake Erie](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042604/58a5da551a28abd14d8b4e81/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
BLUE GREEN ALGAE IN LAKE ERIE
BY: TEAM NEPTUNIUM- NEIL PAREKH, GORDON WEISS, BROOKE BLODGETT
![Page 2: Blue Green Algae in Lake Erie](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042604/58a5da551a28abd14d8b4e81/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
AGENDA
• INTRODUCE BLUE GREEN ALGAE• THE PROBLEM AT HAND• WHAT IT AFFECTS• HOW THE PROBLEM IS BEING SOLVED• CONCLUSION
![Page 3: Blue Green Algae in Lake Erie](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042604/58a5da551a28abd14d8b4e81/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
WHAT IS BLUE-GREEN ALGAE?
• FIRST SIGHTING IN MAUMEE BAY• BLUE GREEN PAINT RESEMBLANCE• BLUE GREEN ALGAE LIES ON THE TOP OF LAKE ERIE AND POSES A PROBLEM
FOR THE ECOSYSTEM AROUND THEM• FEEDS OFF THE PHOSPHORUS RUN-OFF FROM THE FARMERS CROP
![Page 4: Blue Green Algae in Lake Erie](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042604/58a5da551a28abd14d8b4e81/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
AGRICULTURAL TRENDS/ METROLOGICAL TRENDS
• WEATHER AFFECTING GROWTH SEASONS OF ALGAE• GROWTH SEASONS FOR PLANTS AND PEAK CONDITIONS• MODEL OF LAKE ERIE IN FUTURE
![Page 5: Blue Green Algae in Lake Erie](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042604/58a5da551a28abd14d8b4e81/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
PROBLEMS INVOLVING ALGAE
• PHOSPHORUS RUN-OFF INCREASE IN 2006• CREATES DEAD ZONES• ECOSYSTEMS SURROUNDING LAKE ERIE
![Page 6: Blue Green Algae in Lake Erie](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042604/58a5da551a28abd14d8b4e81/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
INCREASE IN PHOSPHORUS LEVELS
• FIRST MAJOR INSTANCE PHOSPHORUS LEVELS INCREASED IN 2006 • CAUSED BY THE FARMING FERTILIZERS RUNNING OFF INTO THE LAKE• OVERSATURATING SOIL WITH FERTILIZERS
![Page 7: Blue Green Algae in Lake Erie](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042604/58a5da551a28abd14d8b4e81/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
DEAD ZONES
• OXYGENS LEVELS ARE SMALL BECAUSE OF THE ALGAE ON THE SURFACE• WILDLIFE UNDER AND ABOVE THE SURFACE SEVERELY HURT OR DYING• DEAD ALGAL MATTS SINKING TO BOTTOM OF LAKE AND EXPANDS DEAD
ZONE
![Page 8: Blue Green Algae in Lake Erie](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042604/58a5da551a28abd14d8b4e81/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
ECOSYSTEMS SURROUND LAKE ERIE
• TOLEDO TAP WATER TURN OFF• TARGETING LIVER AND THROAT AREA IN HUMANS• WATER TOXIC ON SURFACE LEVEL• REQUIRING EXTENSIVE FUNDS FOR NEW WATER SOURCES
![Page 9: Blue Green Algae in Lake Erie](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042604/58a5da551a28abd14d8b4e81/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
FIXING THE PROBLEM
• OHIO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY CREATED GROUP CALLED LAKE ERIE PHOSPHOROUS TASK
• U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PASSED $1.75 MILLION GRANT TO TRAIN FARMERS IN OHIO, MICHIGAN, AND ONTARIO CANADA
• PASSING LAWS TO DECREASE LEVELS IN FUTURE• SATELLITES USED TO SEE BLUE GREEN ALGAE POPULATIONS
![Page 10: Blue Green Algae in Lake Erie](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042604/58a5da551a28abd14d8b4e81/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
CONCLUSION
• WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?LAKE ERIE IS A MAJOR SOURCE OF WATERBLUE GREEN ALGAE IS INVASIVE SPECIESDESTROYING ECOSYSTEMSAFFECTING HUMAN LIFE
![Page 11: Blue Green Algae in Lake Erie](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042604/58a5da551a28abd14d8b4e81/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
ANY QUESTIONS?
![Page 12: Blue Green Algae in Lake Erie](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042604/58a5da551a28abd14d8b4e81/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
REFERENCES
• WEATHERINGTON-RICE, JULIA, COMP. "DECLINING WATER QUALITY IN THE WESTERN LAKE ERIE BASIN: INCREASING INVASION OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (CYANOBACTERIA), AND INCREASING LEVELS OF SOLUBLE REACTIVE PHOSPHOROUS." THE OHIO JOURNAL OF SCIENCE 108.1 (2008): A5-A8. PRINT.
• WELLS, CHRISTOPHER E. ANALYSIS OF SEALIFTS OCEAN COLOR ALGORITHMS FOR LAKE ERIE. THESIS. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, 2005. N.P.: N.P., N.D. PRINT.
• LANGE, WILLY. "BACTERIA-ASSAILABLE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, PHOSPHATE, AND ENHANCED GROWTH OF BACTERIA-ASSOCIATED BLUE-GREEN ALGAE." JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY 9.4 (1973): 507-09. WEB. 29 SEPT. 2015.
• STAUTH, DAVID. "NEWS & RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS." TOXIC BLUE-GREEN ALGAE POSE INCREASING THREAT TO NATION'S DRINKING, RECREATIONAL WATER. OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY, 12 AUG. 2015. WEB. 29 SEPT. 2015.
• WEATHERINGTON-RICE, JULIE. "DECLINING WATER QUALITY IN THE WESTERN LAKE ERIE BASIN: INCREASING INVASION OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (CYANOBACTERIA), AND INCREASING LEVELS OF SOLUBLE REACTIVE PHOSPHORUS." THE OHIO JOURNAL OF SCIENCE 108.1 (2008): A-5--7. EBSCO HOST. OHIO FRACTURE FLOW WORKING GROUP, 1 MAR. 2008. WEB. 19 SEPT. 2015.