That's because ozonation is not new to Windsor. People in Windsor do not need to be concerned about these toxins being prevalent in the drinking water right now, according to McKay.

'Ozone technology is probably more expensive in terms of the infrastructure upgrades - but it may be the gold standard for removing toxins,' said Mike McKay, executive director for the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research. The purpose of testing these samples is to measure the effectiveness of ozonation to eliminate these toxins. 'Some of them have an impact on the liver and some on the nervous system as well. We've seen it quite visibly in Lake Erie,' said Jasim, adding these toxins thrive on algae. 'With climate change, we've seen impacts on increasing temperature and that has contributed to the growth of algal bloom. Ingesting high amounts of anatoxins can lead to numbness, drowsiness, incoherent speech, respiratory paralysis, and even death. Microcystins and cylindrospermopsins can cause abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, inflammation, pneumonia, kidney damage, and potential tumor growth. The project involves taking water samples from the Detroit River, ozonating them, and analyzing them to check for levels of microcystins, anatoxins, and cylindrospermopsis. Saad Jasim, an adjunct professor at the University of Windsor, is preparing for a new research project to prevent these toxins from entering the drinking water supply. Rising global temperatures are causing harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes which can lead to the emergence of three toxins in the water, according to the past president of the International Ozone Association.

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