Research Paper On Lake Erie

Lake Erie The Walleye Capital of the world needs major help! Lake Erie was polluted in the 1960s and 1970s, it’s happening again and they need our help. As a result of the pollution Lake Erie contained high levels of phosphorus and nitrogen. Since Lake Erie has such high levels of phosphorus and nitrogen it’s known as the “dead sea”. Factories cause some of the pollution; most of the pollution is caused from fertilizer on fields, agricultural runoff, and city sewer plants. “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)

People started to figure out that they needed to do something about this algae bloom problem so they wanted to make laws and acts that would apply. Some laws they made were the Clean Water Act in 1972 and the formation of EPA in 1970. One of the acts they took was to cut back on the amount of phosphorus that made it’s way into Erie’s water. Once these laws and acts started to take place they could have fresh water. People were really taking these laws into consideration therefor the water became safe and people could use it.
Since the algae blooms decreased and the algae in the water was very minimal the water was safe again. The people had clean water that could use and the didn't have to use bottled water anymore. Animals got their homes back and they could live a healthy lifestyle again. Since the water was clean again, the people didn't have to use bottled water for everything. Lake Erie is a million dollar industry that was formed by land. Lake Erie covers more than 700 square