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-009 
Started: 9/1/1992, Status: CompletedThe Mobility of Contaminant-Laden Colloids in the Sedimentary Porewaters of the Great Lakes
R/ZM-002 
Started: 9/1/1992, Status: CompletedThe Impact of Zebra Mussels on the Dynamics of Heavy Metals
R/ZM-021 
Started: 9/1/1993, Status: CompletedFoodchain Contamination of Edible Fish Through Zebra Mussel Directed Trophic Transfer
R/BT-003 
Started: 9/1/1994, Status: CompletedApplications of Recombinant Algae for the Treatment of Heavy Metal Contamination in Aqueous Solutions
R/EM-018 
Started: 9/1/1994, Status: CompletedNaturally Fluorescent Dissolved Organic Compounds as Tracers of Surface Currents and Mixing in Large Water Masses
R/PS-013 
Started: 9/1/1994, Status: CompletedPartitioning of Priority Pollutants into Edible Fish and Quantitative Human Risk Assessment
R/PS-014 
Started: 9/1/1994, Status: CompletedThe Relationship Between Critical Body Burden of Hydrophobic Contaminants and Biological Endpoints in Aquatic Biomonitoring Organisms
R/SP-004 
Started: 9/1/1994, Status: CompletedPolicy Instruments for the Virtual Elimination of Persistent Toxics in Great Lakes Industries
R/PS-012-PD
Started: 7/1/1995Role of Sunlight and Dissolved Organic Matter on the Transformation of Some Pesticides Commonly Used in Agricultural Practices in Lake Erie Drainage Basin
R/PS-018-PD 
Started: 3/1/1996, Status: CompletedDegradation of Alachlor Under Sulfate Reducing Conditions
R/PS-019-PD 
Started: 3/15/1996, Status: CompletedPhenotypic Profiling of E. Coli Assemblages in Surface Water: A Method for Evaluating Fecal Contamination from Diffuse Sources
R/ER-042-PD 
Started: 9/1/1996, Status: CompletedNonpoint Source Pollutants in the Lake Erie Basin: Direct and Indirect Phototransformation of Agricultural Pesticides in a Coastal Wetland System
R/PS-015-PD
Started: 9/1/1996Economic and Hydrologic Analysis of Integrated Wetland Reservoir and Subirrigated Agricultural Production Systems
R/PS-017 
Started: 9/1/1996, Status: CompletedImmunological Biomarkers and Contaminant-Associated Immunosuppression in Fish-Eating Birds of the Lower Great Lakes
R/PS-022 
Started: 9/1/1996, Status: CompletedPhotodegradation of Agricultural Pesticides and Herbicides in Estuarine Wetlands in the Great Lakes Basin
