UT awarded $1.4 million to help fight toxic algae
Algal blooms are an environmental menace in Lake Erie and a worldwide problem that the university is trying to combat.
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FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2017, file photo, algae floats on the surface of Lake Erie's Maumee Bay in Oregon, Ohio. Ohio for the first time is declaring western Lake Erie impaired by the toxic algae that has fouled drinking water and closed beaches in recent years. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's announcement Thursday, March 22, 2018, comes amid a federal lawsuit over whether part of the shallowest of the Great Lakes should be declared impaired. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)