Algae blooms have been increasing in number on Lake Erie for the past few years as a result of man-made causes and climate change. This problem has affected both the United States and Canada, which are on either side of Lake Erie: 11 million people rely on the lake for drinking water. This phenomenon is […]

Throughout much of civilization, manure has been used as fertilizer in agricultural farmlands for many centuries. In the early 1900s, farmers in the United States began utilizing sewage wastewater to improve soil fertility. As technological advances in the field improved, researchers began to recognize the valuable nutrients that can be derived from treated sewage sludge. […]

The use of treated sewage sludge as fertilizer for agriculture has caused significant controversy due to concerns that chemical and biological contaminants are present in these materials. Four Canadian professors and water experts issued a statement to dispel the danger of biosolids. The response comes from Dr. Paul Sibley from the University of Guelph, Dr. […]

Climate change is considered a grave threat and immediate steps must be taken to mitigate its damaging effects. Canadian Prime Minister Justine Trudeau has made combating battling climate change a top priority since his election in 2015. Ontario Climate Change Initiatives According to the Ontario Climate Change Study paper “Climate change is defined as any […]