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Funds sought for study

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

By Nancy Allen

Funds sought for study

Celina renewable energy center

  Kent Bryan, the city of Celina’s planning and community development director, said there is much misinformation and misunderstanding about the algae toxin in Grand Lake.

He said he wants to go after a research grant that he hopes could clear the air.

Since the state first announced the presence of the toxin just prior to the Memorial Day weekend, the city has been required to have the lake’s water tested to determine the toxin levels. This is so the Ohio EPA can make the information available to the public who want to use the lake recreationally. The lake also is the city’s sole source of drinking water and tests have continued to show the toxin is not present in drinking water.

To measure toxin levels, the algae cells are…

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