They Go High, We Pump Low: Can the Diel Vertical Migration of HABs Protect Drinking Water Sources?
Eva Kramer, University of Toledo; Thomas Bridgeman, Dept. of Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo

Drivers of Spatiotemporal Patterns in Cyanobacterial Fluorescence in Callander Bay, Lake Nipissing
Joel Harrison, North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority; Dan Walters, Nipissing University; April James, Nipissing University; Sue Miller, North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority

A Mechanistic Phosphorus-Based Model for the Western Lake Erie Cyanobacteria Bloom
Richard Stumpf, NOAA; Erik Davenport, NOAA; Timothy Wynne, NOAA; Laura Johnson, Heidelberg University, National Ctr for Water Quality Res.

The Role of Microcystins as Liver Cancer Promoters in a Two-Staged Model of Liver Cancer Promotion
Igor Mrdjen, The Ohio State University, College of Public Health; Jiyoung Lee, The Ohio State University; Christopher Weghorst, The Ohio State University College of Public Health; Thomas Knobloch, The Ohio State University College of Public Health

Cyanobacterial toxins in lower Green Bay, Lake Michigan
Sarah Bartlett, NEW Water Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District ; Erin Houghton, NEW Water Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District; Donalea Dinsmore, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Gina LaLiberte, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Todd Miller, University Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Emergence of Algal Blooms in a Large Macrophyte-Dominated Lake
Tyler Harrow-Lyle, University of Ontario Institute of Technology; Andrea Kirkwood, University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Are fish harvested in Lake Erie during the harmful algal bloom season safe to eat?
Manjunath Manubolu, The Ohio State University; Jiyoung Lee, The Ohio State University; Kenneth Riedl, The Ohio State University; Jay Martin, The Ohio State University-FABE; David Dippold, The Ohio State University; Xi Zun Kua, State University of New York ; Lindsay P. Collarta, Oregon State University; Stuart Ludsin, The Ohio State University, Aquatic Ecology Laboratory

Reduced forms of nitrogen are a driver of non-nitrogen-fixing cyanoHABs and toxicity in Lake Erie
Silvia Newell, Wright State University; Timothy Davis, Bowling Green State University; Thomas Johengen, CILER, University of Michigan; Duane Gossiaux, NOAA GLERL; Ashley Burtner, CILER - University of Michigan; Danna Palladino, CIGLR; Mark McCarthy, Wright State University

Algal Bloom Severity Index for Lake Erie Sub-basins
Sachidananda Mishra, NOAA; Richard Stumpf, NOAA; Timothy Wynne, NOAA

Harmful Algal Blooms in New York�s Finger Lakes � A Harbinger of Change to Come?
Gregory Boyer, SUNY-ESF; Kristen Slodysko, SUNY-ESF

The Impact of Aqueous and Particulate Phosphorous on Cyanobacteria Associated with HABs
Elizabeth Crafton, University of Akron; Anny Gao, University of Akron; Don Ott, University of Akron ; Teresa Cutright , University of Akron

Identifying how to reduce phosphorus loads from Lake Erie agricultural tributaries
Laura Johnson, Heidelberg University, National Ctr for Water Quality Res.; Jakob Boehler, Heidelberg University, NCWQR; Remegio Confesor, Heidelberg College, NCWQR

Comparing western Lake Erie Microcystin Congeners Between Small-HAB and Large-HAB Years.
Thomas Bridgeman, Dept. of Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo; Dilrukshika Palagama, University of Toledo; David Baliu-Rodriguez, University of Toledo; Jennifer Thornburg, University of Toledo; Brenda Snyder; Dragan Isailovic, Univeristy of Toledo

Distribution and Magnitude of Legacy Agricultural Phosphorus in the Canadian Lake Erie Watershed
Pamela Joosse, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Keith Reid, AAFC; K. Bruce MacDonald, Independent Consultant

Destruction of Less-studied Microcystin Variants by UV/chlorine process
Minghao Kong, University of Cincinnati; Xiaodi Duan; Dionysios Dionysiou, University of Cincinnati

Zooplankton interaction with summer cyanobacteria blooms in Lake Erie�s Presque Isle Bay, 2016-17
J. Campbell, Mercyhurst University; H. Rick Diz, retired-Gannon University

Assessment of Fertilizer and Manure Application and Impacts in the Western Lake Erie Basin
John Bratton, Limnotech; Derek Schlea, LimnoTech; Noemi Barabas, Limnotech; Michael Murray, National Wildlife Federation, Great Lakes Regional Center; David Allan, University of Michigan, Sch. For Environment and Sustainability; Matthew Child, International Joint Commission

Microcystis aeruginosa adversely impacts Daphnia spp.: Posing risks to food webs of the Great Lakes
Rene Shahmohamadloo, University of Guelph; David Poirier, Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change; Xavier Ortiz Almirall, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change; Denina Simmons, University of Ontario Institute of Technology; Kathleen Stevack, University of Guelph; Satyendra Bhavsar, Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change; Paul Sibley, University of Guelph, School of Environmental Sciences