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Phosphorous
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1538
GENERAL INFORMATION Phosphorus is commonly found in soil, rocks and plants. Phosphorus is an ... important fertilizer, but is also present in human and animal wastes, in sludges and in detergents. ... Phosphorus is relatively immobile in soil and will not reach groundwater except under certain conditions, ...
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The Lake
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/422/lake
Activities in the headwaters and middle reaches that cause soil erosion will accelerate the buildup of ... problems as fertilizers from lawns and sewage from septic tanks wash or seep into the lake. Recreational ... residents are coming together to encourage the adoption of best management practices to protect the ...
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Field Day
https://woosterresources.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/events/field-day
various aspects of agronomic, specialty and cover crops. A featured topic will be soil management using ... develop a more common, research-based understanding of soil balancing.” OFFER’s experiments on soil ... The Ohio State University’s Organic Food and Farming Education and Research (OFFER) program will ...
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Service Testing and Research (STAR) Lab
researchers, therefore it is our policy to give priority to samples that are directly associated with ... About The Service Testing And Research Laboratory (STAR) is a research oriented analytical ... laboratory. The STAR Lab's purpose is to provide inorganic chemical analysis needed by researchers at The ...
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The Ohio Watershed Leaders (OWLs) Conference
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/events/ohio-watershed-leaders-owls-conference
The Ohio Watershed Leaders (OWLs)Conference sponsored by the Water Management Association of ...
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Algae Blooms and Land Use Practices
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/resources/best-practices/algae-blooms-and-land-use-practices
and how they may help reduce nutrient losses from agricultural lands while improving soil quality. ... This webinar was offered in February of 2011 as part of the webinar series "Research to ... lead to algae blooms in lake environments. Jim Hoorman will review the latest research on cover crops ...
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Nutrient Management and Edge of Field Monitoring Conference (Memphis, TN)
The Nutrient Management and Edge of Field Monitoring Conference will provide an opportunity for ... research, nutrient reduction strategies and activities, and conservation programs that have been successful ... researchers, conservation professionals, and farmers from across the nation to discuss edge of field monitoring ...
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Soil, Water and Bioenergy Field Night
https://woosterresources.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/events/soil-water-and-bioenergy-field-night
the soil is a cost-effective way to improve the soil, raise crop yields and reduce nutrient runoff. ... The July 28 Soil, Water and Bioenergy Field Night at the Ohio State University South Centers in ... Growing cover crops, practicing long-term no-till and spreading gypsum on the soil — all of which offer ...
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Ammonia
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1534
levels in well water. Water contaminated with sewage, animal wastes or fertilizer runoff may contain ... elevated levels of ammonia. Ammonia is very soluble in water. Because of its solubility, excessive soil ... ammonia may penetrate into deeper soils and eventually reach groundwater. In some soils part of the ...
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For Well Owners
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/know-your-well-water/well-owners
water tests and testing strategies, consult either http://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-314 https://odh.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odh/know-our ... https://odh.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odh/know-our-programs/private-water-systems-program. Or contact them at: Ohio Department of Health Private Water Systems Program: (614) 644-7558 Fax: ... page https://odh.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odh/know-our-programs/private-water-systems-program If you ...