Lake Erie

expect the water to be green? No? Well, the people who receive their water from Lake Erie do. Lake Erie, one of the biggest freshwater sources in the world and a huge economy booster, is being ailed by the same problems we had 40 and 50 years ago. In the 1960’s, the very industrialized shores of Lake Erie began to see pollution, mainly in the Cleveland area: factories and other companies were dumping their waste into the lake and its tributaries, without any supervision from the government. Because of

In 1960, Lake Erie was very polluted A lot of the cities such as Toledo, Sandusky, and Port Clinton’s waste was dumped into Lake Erie. Many of the factories that were surrounding the lake erie would dump their waste into the river, which was the cause of a lot of the pollution. Pesticides and chemicals from nearby farms washed off into the river whenever it rained, so the chemicals started to pollute the river. The cities that surround the near by river or lake paid a huge amount of money to get

Lake Erie is thriving biologically but not in the way one might think. It’s poisoned with toxic algal blooms that grow in the phosphorus-concentrated waters millions of Canadians and Americas alike depend on for drinking water. Unfortunately, this is also not the first time this has happened to the Great, not-so-great Lake. Back in the 1960’s, Lake Erie was declared “dead” because, ironically, it was full of life – just not the right kind (GLIN, n.d.). The algal blooms that formed due to high concentrations

North America. The refuge is part of the National Wildlife Refuge System, within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and it presides over a number of islands, coastal wetlands, marshes, and waterfront lands along 48 miles of the Detroit River and Lake Erie shorelines. The primary mission and purpose of the refuge are the conservation, protection, restoration, and management of wildlife, habitat, and resources of the refuge

Since the 1960’s, Lake Erie has been recovering from its unhealthy state and it’s public status. Lake Erie was terribly polluted that lead to fires and algae which was something locals were not happy about. Lake Erie’s water even got to the point of restriction. Pollutants were being dumped and phosphorus, fertilizers and pesticides were leaking into rivers that would later lead into Lake Erie. “As a result of these pollutants, Lake Erie contained increased levels of phosphorus and nitrogen,

Lake Erie had become extremely polluted and it needs your help! Because in the 1960 people dumped all their trash and pollutants into the lake. So the effect of that is it get blue green algae. People called lake erie the burning lake or the dead lake Lake Erie contained increased levels of phosphorus and nitrogen and the city took steps to improve its sewer system and better monitor water quality and fisheries sports anglers pulled five million walleye from the rejuvenated lake every year.Lake Erie

the coast of Lake Erie and the Niagara River. Scientists say that pollution in the lake is creating lead, and then lake water is being mixed into the paint formula causing lead levels to rise. Why it is hard to stop lead poisoning is because there has been 1.8 to 4 billion untreated sewage every year in the Niagara River and 600 million gallons of sewage overflows in the Niagara River. History Of Lake Erie Lake Erie was first created from glaciers about 14,000 years ago.

Lake Erie Clean water is both a necessary part of continued human survival as well as an economic good , and planning for its continued use is an important part of maintaining a healthy society. The Great Lakes, which contain 21% of the world’s fresh surface water, are a critical water source in the American Midwest and Canada. While Lake Erie is the smallest of these lakes in terms of its water volume, it still is important for the large population living in its watershed. Approximately twelve

Lake Erie is vary imported to but yet we keep messing it up. We messing by putting pollution in Lake Erie and if it's a hot day algae can bloom and could mess up the water system and make fish swim away and you won't be able drink water or take a bath and a lot of animals the that use Lake Erie as a ecosystem. Lake Erie is dead with no fish because the pollution is so bad that the fish swam away from Lake Erie and the water is unsafe to drink. The government and people are cleaning up the sewer

water. But sometimes, algae can reproduce very rapidly, which causes damage. Harmful algal blooms have been increasing in the United States to the point where they occur along most of the coastlines and are common in many places: Specifically, Lake Erie. Lake Erie has been affected by the blooms since the 1960’s and is still being affected. The impacts of these blooms are dangerous in many ways: humans’ health is placed at risk, ecosystems are altered, and marine mammals can either be injured or