Pollution
Lake Erie is faced with constant challenges from pollution, both newly introduced and recycled through changing biological pathways and invasive species; Ohio Sea Grant works to keep resource users informed and help management agencies understand and control these problems. From tracking the presence of pollutants and potentially toxic algal blooms to remediation through biotechnology and wetland restoration to staying abreast of the most recent fish consumption advisories, our programs produce real tools for dealing with pollution.
Project List
R/PS-003 
Started: 9/1/1983, Status: CompletedDevelopment of an Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) for the Great Lakes
R/ER-005 
Started: 9/1/1984, Status: CompletedOrganic Matter Decomposition Rates in Polluted and Unpolluted Bottom Sediments
R/PS-002 
Started: 9/1/1984, Status: CompletedExposure of Wetlands to Agricultural Pesticides in Storm Runoff
R/ES-004 
Started: 9/1/1987, Status: CompletedAn Ecosystem Approach to Lake Erie Coastal Wetlands: Sediment, Nutrient and Pesticide Budgets
R/PS-006-PD 
Started: 4/1/1990, Status: CompletedContribution of the Zebra Mussel to Contaminant Cycling in the Great Lakes
R/PS-008-PD 
Started: 4/1/1990, Status: CompletedTesting of Mechanical, Molluscicidal, Anti-Attachment, Antibiofouling Agents on the Zebra Mussel
R/PS-007-PD 
Started: 12/1/1990, Status: CompletedControl of Zebra Mussels with Lemmatoxins, a natural molluscicide from Phytolacca dodecandra
R/PS-004 
Started: 9/1/1989, Status: CompletedSunlight Induced Photochemistry: Formation of Reactive Species
R/EM-012 
Started: 9/1/1990, Status: CompletedMobile Mapping of the Resuspension Potential of Toxic Sediment
R/PS-005 
Started: 9/1/1990, Status: CompletedEnvironmental Factors Affecting the Accumulation of Sediment-Sorbed Carcinogens into Great Lakes Food Chains
R/EM-016-PD 
Started: 9/1/1992, Status: CompletedWetland Reductions of Pollution to the Great Lakes: Quantification of a Model for Sediment, Nutrient and Pesticides
R/ZM-002 
Started: 9/1/1992, Status: CompletedThe Impact of Zebra Mussels on the Dynamics of Heavy Metals
