- Time:Feb 27 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm, 2023
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Dredging is essential to keeping Lake Erie harbors open and working, but disposal of the dredged sediment can be problematic. Between the nutrients and other pollutants the sediment can carry, and the murky water disposal can cause, open-lake disposal of dredged sediments is prohibited in Ohio as part of an effort to prevent harmful algal blooms.
Dr. Angelica Vazquez Ortega at Bowling Green State University is examining whether integrating dredged sediments from Ohio harbors into farm soil could improve corn crop yields and overall soil health while also keeping those sediments out of land-based containment areas.
The webinar is free, but registration is required to receive log-in information.
About the Speaker
Dr. Angelica Vazquez Ortega is an assistant professor of geochemistry in the School of Earth, Environment and Society at Bowling Green State University. Her research focuses on nutrient and carbon distribution in agricultural soils, the parameters of phosphate removal from agricultural tile drainage, and the effects of lake sediment on crop yield. She holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences from the University of Arizona and a B.S. in Environmental Sciences from the University of Puerto Rico.
