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07/22/2010 - Record Amounts of Dissolved Phosphorus Hit Lake Erie
The rains that delayed planting in much of northwest Ohio’s cropland this spring carried record amounts of dissolved phosphorus into Lake Erie. From April 1 through June 30, Heidelberg University researchers measured a total of 261 tons (237 metric tons) of dissolved phosphorus moving...

11/01/2007 - Heidelberg lab receives $1M grant
River monitoring programs by Heidelberg College’s National Center for Water Quality Research have documented a fourfold increase in the movement of a particular kind of phosphorus from cropland into Lake Erie over the past 10 years. “This form of phosphorus, which is dissolved in...

09/10/2007 - Heidelberg lab in line for EPA funds
Heidelberg College’s National Center for Water Quality Research has been selected to complete applications for $900,000 through the EPA’s national Targeted Watersheds Grant Programs. Late last month, the EPA announced the 16 organizations from across the United States that have been...