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University of Toledo - Lake Erie Center    http://www.utoledo.edu/nsm/lec/untitled.html

Researchers at the University's Lake Erie Center sensors monitor blue-green algae.  Missions of the Center include researching environmental conditions in Maumee Bay and western Lake Erie as well as discerning linkages among land-use practices, water quality, habitat, economics, natural resources, sustainability, and environmental and public health.

NOAA GLERL     http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/waterQuality/#hab

GLERL and CILER researchers are working to identify factors that influence harmful algal blooms (HABs) and to develop methods to forecast toxic cyanobacteria blooms. Research is focused on improving our ability to predict when algal blooms will occur, whether or not they are toxic, and their impact on human health. Field monitoring and observations collected by GLERL researchers keep track of nutrients at six master stations and two fixed moorings in western Lake Erie. The information gained from the field monitoring and observation assists in the development of probabilistic models for Lake Erie, which will be used to predict the magnitude of algal blooms while taking into account seasonal factors. GLERL and CILER's research and models support NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science in monitoring and forecasting these harmful blooms through the the Harmful Algal Bloom Bulletin.

Bowling Green State University     http://www.bgsu.edu/news/2012/11/saving-lake-erie.html

Teams of BGSU faculty and students are tackling the complex problems facing Lake Erie and in so doing have created a living laboratory for scientific inquiry and investigation. In the process, they not only are making discoveries with potential global implications, but are also infusing classroom and laboratory lessons with the kind of energy that only exists when passion, resources and knowledge intersect.

City of Toledo        http://toledo.oh.gov/services/public-utilities/water-treatment/

Currently, the City of Toledo has two water quality Sonde sensors that detect the water temperature, specific conductivity, pH, turbidity, chlorophyll and blue-green algae in Lake Erie. One Sonde is installed 10 ft below the surface inside the crib structure and the other Sonde is installed at the Low Service Pump Station.
The city also has deployed the LimnoTech Toledo Water Intake buoy and monitoring sensors. The buoy and sensors were deployed in 2014 in the Western Basin of Lake Erie near the intake to assist with gathering real-time environmental data and to monitor harmful algal blooms (HABs) that are predominant and common in the Great Lakes. 

Ohio State University - Stone Laboratory   http://stonelab.osu.edu/about/

Established in 1895, Stone Laboratory is the oldest freshwater biological field station in the United States and the center of Ohio State University’s teaching and research on Lake Erie. The lab serves as a base for more than 65 researchers from 12 agencies and academic institutions, all working year-round to solve the most pressing problems facing the Great Lakes.

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NOTE: I was not able to find a specific website or content for BGSU so I put a link to an old newsletter article and Stone Lab is just to their About page. Message to Ed regarding plus whether he wants a different order. For now, go ahead and implement.