While cooler fall temperatures arrive, agricultural field research into the causes of western Lake Erie algal blooms remains a hot issue, with more scientific detective work on the horizon. Teams of researchers are still hoping to fine-tune ways the agricultural community can keep more of its nutrient-laden water on its fields and lose less into creeks and streams whose waters eventually flow into Lake Erie. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.
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