To combat the growing threat of toxic and nuisance algal development in Lake Erie, the United States and Canada committed, through the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, to establish binational phosphorus load reduction targets for Lake Erie by February, 2016, and to develop, by 2018, domestic action plans that will outline strategies for meeting […]
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The United States and Canada Adopt Phosphorus Load Reduction Targets to Combat Lake Erie Algal Blooms
To combat the growing threat of toxic and nuisance algal development in Lake Erie, the United States and Canada committed, through the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, to establish binational phosphorus load reduction targets for Lake Erie by February, 2016. In response to this commitment, following a robust binational science-based process and extensive public […]
Posted: February 22, 2016The United States and Canada Release Draft Phosphorus Load Reduction Targets to Combat Lake Erie Algal Blooms
To combat the growing threat of toxic and nuisance algal development in Lake Erie, the United States and Canada have committed, through the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, to develop revised binational phosphorus load reduction targets for Lake Erie by February, 2016. In response to this commitment, in 2013, federal agencies, state and provincial […]
Posted: June 30, 2015