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Best Management Practices for Urban Areas to Manage Phosphorus Identification of existing technologies in the Lake Erie and New Innovations. Lake Erie Phosphorus Trends. Effective management strategies reduced the point sources
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Best Management Practices for Urban Areas to Manage Phosphorus Identification of existing technologies in the Lake Erie and New Innovations
Lake Erie Phosphorus Trends Effective management strategies reduced the point sources Most of TP is from non point sources, including allochthonous and autochthonous sources
Lake Erie Phosphorus Trends The proportion of bioavailable DRP is increasing since 1995 New research questions: source of DRP ? (watershed and/or internal) Daloglu et al. In press
Best Management Practices for Urban Areas to Manage Phosphorus Identification of existing technologies in the Lake Erie and New Innovations Non structural BMPs: Education, awareness, buffer zones, green spaces, regulation (fertilizers) Structural BMPs: Non point sources: Filtrations, riparian zones, green roofs, wetlands Point sources: WWTP (primary to tertiary), 33 systems covering the range of treatment and size. Lake Erie watershed Lake Simcoe Lake Winnipeg USA EU