Ohio State University: New Study Will Track Ways to Cut Runoff From Elevated Phosphorus Fields
November 07, 2018
November 07, 2018
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 7 -- Ohio State University issued the following news:
Some farm fields in northwest Ohio's Maumee River watershed have more phosphorus than their crops can use. Called "elevated phosphorus fields," such fields may be at higher risk of contributing to Lake Erie's harmful algal blooms.
That's the premise of a new five-year, $5 million study that hopes to learn about those fields and lower that risk by creating new public-private partnerships . . .
Some farm fields in northwest Ohio's Maumee River watershed have more phosphorus than their crops can use. Called "elevated phosphorus fields," such fields may be at higher risk of contributing to Lake Erie's harmful algal blooms.
That's the premise of a new five-year, $5 million study that hopes to learn about those fields and lower that risk by creating new public-private partnerships . . .