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Clear Water Revival Research lends credence to Lake Erie “dead zone” dangers Story by Lisa Lambert, M.A. ’05 |
 A team of Kent State University researchers has embarked on a study to help determine why pollution-fueled “dead zones” continue to flourish in Lake Erie’s central basin and what can be done about it. “In our desire to have many things, we are causing the damage,” says Dr. Robert Heath, Kent State professor of biological sciences and head of the Water Resources Research Institute. Heath is principal investigator on an International Field Year on Lake Erie (IFYLE) grant to uncover the causes of dead zone growth. The initiative, which is funded through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, is billed as one of the most comprehensive Lake Erie research field programs ever conducted. This photo essay depicts Heath and two of the students involved in the research. To learn more about this important effort, read the story in Kent State Magazine. Above, Heath, is leading a team of researchers studying the causes and consequences of dead zones in Lake Erie. Back to Kent State University Home Page |
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