ENRTF ID: 082-B

Project Title: Is Glyphosate causing harmful Algal Blooms?

Category: B. Water Resources

Summary: This project will determine if the widely used herbicide, glyphosate, is encouraging harmful algal blooms and degrading water quality in our lakes and streams by providing phosphorus to cyanobacteria.

Total Project Budget: $ 427,000
Proposed Project Time Period for the Funding Requested: June 30, 2023 (3 yrs)

Name: James Cotner
Sponsoring Organization: U of MN
Department: Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
Address: 1479 Gortner, Dept. Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
St. Paul MN 55108
Telephone Number: (612) 625-1706
Email cotne002@umn.edu

Location: Statewide

Alternate Text for Visual: It shows that glyphosate use is very high in Minnesota and suggests that high concentrations in our freshwaters may be contributing to blue-green algae blooms.