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USEPA Harmful Algal Bloom Research Update – Focus on Early Stage Drinking Water Treatment
Citation:
Dugan, N., T. Sanan, S. Smith, R. Marshall, H. Mash, AND D. Lytle. USEPA Harmful Algal Bloom Research Update – Focus on Early Stage Drinking Water Treatment . To be Presented at Ohio EPA Regional HAB Meeting, Avon Lake, OH, March 24, 2015.
Impact/Purpose:
The purpose of this presentation is to update drinking water treatment plant personnel about Agency research activities in the area of harmful algal blooms.
Description:
This presentation has three parts: (1) A review of data generated during through-plant sampling at seven Lake Erie drinking water facilities during the 2014 HAB bloom season; (2) A review of data generated during follow-up experiments to evaluate the impact of potassium permanganate oxidation on suspensions of intact cyanobacterial cells; (3) A proposed sampling plan for the 2015 HAB bloom season.