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Water Quality Research

Water Quality Research

ÒùÆÞÉç Water Quality Experts in the News

Media Inquiries

For media inquiries on water quality research at ÒùÆÞÉç, contact Nicki Gorny, ÒùÆÞÉç Media Relations Specialist, at Nicole.Gorny@ÒùÆÞÉç.edu.


June 2024

ÒùÆÞÉç is partnering with the University of Michigan to lead the Great Lakes Center for Fresh Waters and Human Health, a federally funded research center dedicated to studying harmful algal blooms in and around the Great Lakes.


May 2024

Dr. Steven Haller and Dr. David Kennedy, both associate professors of medicine in ÒùÆÞÉç’s College of Medicine and Life Sciences, discuss their research into a naturally occurring bacteria in Lake Erie that could be leveraged to prevent illness from exposure to cyanotoxins.


April 2023

Dr. Youngwoo Seo, a professor of civil and environmental engineering and chemical engineering, and Dr. Thomas Bridgeman, a professor of ecology and director of the ÒùÆÞÉç Lake Erie Center, explain their work to develop new methods for managing harmful algal blooms in reservoirs and rivers used for drinking water production.


September 2022

Dr. Thomas Bridgeman, director of the ÒùÆÞÉç Lake Erie Center, discusses a sensor tested at the Toledo Water Treatment Plant during the harmful algal bloom season in 2022.


May 2022:

Dr. Thomas Bridgeman discusses how the R/V Spangler will meet the growing demand for research vessel time.


ÌýJuly 2021:

Ken Kilbert, professor of law emeritus and then director of the Legal Institute of the Great Lakes,Ìýdiscusses the Lake Erie Bill of Rights that allowed Toledoans to file lawsuits on behalf of Lake Erie. Passed as law in 2019, it was struck down by a federal judge in 2020.


ÌýMay 2021:

Drs. Youngwoo Seo and Dae-Wook Kang in the College of Engineering and Dr. Thomas Bridgeman in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics discuss a three-year project to develop enhanced technology for early detection and management of harmful algal blooms.


October 2020:

Dr. Jason Huntley, professor in the ÒùÆÞÉç Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, discusses a $1.1 million grant he received from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to advance clean water technology.


July 2017:

Dr. Thomas Bridgeman, director of the ÒùÆÞÉç Lake Erie Center, discusses his and a team of students’ efforts to monitor harmful algal blooms in western Lake Erie.


September 2016:

Dr. Youngwoo Seo received a National Science Foundation grant to study a sustainable approach to water treatment and filtering toxins from harmful algal blooms.


March 2013

Dr. Thomas Bridgeman discusses the annual harmful algal blooms in western Lake Erie.