Sentences with phrase «toledo water crisis»

While the cyanobacteria toxin that prompted the Toledo water crisis can cause diarrhea, intestinal pain and liver problems, other toxins produced by the blue - green algae can harm the nervous systems of humans and wildlife.

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So Toledo and environs goes through a terrible water crisis when nutrient - rich water from farms, lawns, and other nonpoint sources flows into Lake Erie.

Lake Erie has become increasingly susceptible to large blooms of toxin - producing cyanobacteria since 2002, potentially complicating efforts to rein in the problem in the wake of this year's Toledo drinking water crisis, according to a new study led by University of Michigan researchers.