How To Save Lake Erie
Lake Erie
Save lake Erie now or it will hurt Ohio later on! The lake was polluted and wanted to fix it so we did but, we ruined the lake once more 40 years later.
“First, As a result of these pollutants, Lake Erie contained increased levels of phosphorus and nitrogen, which contributed to eutrophication - a process that encourages the development of algal blooms.” (Rotman) It was called “burning river” or “dead lake”. In 1960 the lake was a terrible it seemed to be like a swamp with lots of algae. It was so bad they said It was easier to travel on land than go on the lake. In my opinion, if I was alive in the 60’s I would try to avoid the lake because of the algae.
Then, The Clean water act was passed in 1972. They also tightened industrial
Save lake Erie now or it will hurt Ohio later on! The lake was polluted and wanted to fix it so we did but, we ruined the lake once more 40 years later.
“First, As a result of these pollutants, Lake Erie contained increased levels of phosphorus and nitrogen, which contributed to eutrophication - a process that encourages the development of algal blooms.” (Rotman) It was called “burning river” or “dead lake”. In 1960 the lake was a terrible it seemed to be like a swamp with lots of algae. It was so bad they said It was easier to travel on land than go on the lake. In my opinion, if I was alive in the 60’s I would try to avoid the lake because of the algae.
Then, The Clean water act was passed in 1972. They also tightened industrial