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How cleaner water may pose risk to some Lake Erie fish species

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Current federal water-quality guidelines aim to reduce nutrients by 40% compared to 2008 levels.

Excess nutrients can lead to hypoxia, or a loss of dissolved oxygen, causing aquatic life to die or leave resulting dead zones.

Lake whitefish appear to be the most in need of cleaner water; Walleye benefit from lower nutrient loads but have some food flexibility.