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Legacy Phosphorus and Harmful Algal Blooms in Lake Erie

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<strong>Lake</strong> <strong>Erie</strong> Total <strong>Phosphorus</strong> Load<strong>in</strong>g, 1967-2008<br />

30,000<br />

25,000<br />

Annual load, metric tons<br />

20,000<br />

15,000<br />

10,000<br />

TP target load<br />

11,000 metric tons<br />

5,000<br />

0<br />

1967<br />

1969<br />

1971<br />

1973<br />

1975<br />

1977<br />

1979<br />

1981<br />

1983<br />

1985<br />

1987<br />

1989<br />

1991<br />

1993<br />

1995<br />

1997<br />

1999<br />

2001<br />

2003<br />

2005<br />

2007<br />

Direct Po<strong>in</strong>t Sources Atmospheric Deposition <strong>Lake</strong> Huron Input<br />

Indirect Po<strong>in</strong>t Sources Tributary Monitored NPS only Adjustment for Unmonitored Area<br />

Load, all sources<br />

Data from Dave Dolan, UWGB

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