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Algal bloom invades Warragamba  -  Sep 26, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,A blue-green algal bloom has taken over most of Warragamba Dam and small levels of toxins have been found just below the surface.

Toxic bloom at scenic lake  -  Oct 12, 2007
The Dominion Post,The cyanophyte bloom seems unrelated to algal bloom in the lake. Wanganui Mayor Michael Laws said Virginia Lake was severely sick and harbouring health

Lake Liddel algal bloom under investigation  -  Sep 27, 2007
ABC Regional Online,Macquarie Generation is investigating an algal bloom on parts of Lake Liddel, near one of its power stations in the New South Wales Upper Hunter.

Damn that algae - it's a blooming nuisance  -  Sep 27, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,Not a good look … the spreading algal bloom turning the water of Warragamba green, a largely aesthetic problem that's likely to persist until Christmas.

Red tide menace still present on the coast, one month later  -  Oct 19, 2007
Florida Times-Union,By DEIRDRE CONNER, The Times-Union Red tide will keep weekend beach-goers glum as the algal bloom persists up and down the coast of Northeast Florida,

Virginia Lake bloom worsens  -  Sep 25, 2007
Wanganui Chronicle,The plan was to combat the growing algal bloom with alum, but the algae density has increased so much in the past 48 hours that another option is being

Toxic Virginia Lake closed to public  -  Oct 11, 2007
Wanganui Chronicle,He said the bloom appeared to be unrelated to the recent algal bloom plaguing the lake. Cyanophyte bloom can cause skin irritations in both children and

Oregon Researchers to Study Toxic Algae Blooms  -  Oct 12, 2007
Associated Content,..."This effort will reduce the public health threat of toxic algal blooms and further NOAA efforts to understand and predict harmful algal bloom events along

Scientists join battle to save lake  -  Oct 12, 2007
Wanganui Chronicle,During a Wanganui District Council meeting yesterday, infrastructure manager Julian Reweti told councillors that leading Niwa algal bloom experts Dr Max

Algae covering most of Warragamba Dam  -  Sep 26, 2007
The Age,The algal bloom now stretches 58 kilometres from the dam wall along Lake Burragorang - more than twice the area it occupied at the beginning of the month.

NOAA Initiates Project to Protect Coastal Oregon Communities from ...  -  Oct 10, 2007
NOAA,NOAA has awarded $456630 as part of a five-year, $2.3 million project to develop integrated harmful algal bloom (HAB) monitoring and event response programs

Dead in the water?  -  Oct 1, 2007
Wanganui Chronicle,The algal bloom in the lake was the reason for the workshop. Council officers are updating councillors on the condition of the lake and options that could

Laws didn't consult us, say councillors  -  Sep 24, 2007
Wanganui Chronicle,The algal bloom, which discoloured the lake last summer, has returned, with latest cell counts nearing levels recorded earlier this year.

Swan song for bird life?  -  Oct 1, 2007
Wanganui Chronicle,Mr Greeks said he didn t know whether it was associated with the algal bloom problem of if the algal growth was having an impact on the lake s food chain.

EDITORIAL: Democratic emergency  -  Sep 25, 2007
Wanganui Chronicle,The algal bloom is not a problem that appeared suddenly, without warning. It is an issue that has exercised the collective minds of councillors,

Water emergency  -  Oct 12, 2007
NEWS.com.au,...where the worst-case scenario eventuates with water so you've got very salty water in the lower Murray or an algal bloom in the lower Murray," he said.

Red tide detected in Leyte town’s waters  -  Sep 23, 2007
Inquirer.net,The presence of Pyrodinium bahamense, a type of algae that causes the algal bloom, was detected last Wednesday when the municipal agriculture office

Red tide could take bloom off weekend  -  Sep 27, 2007
Florida Times-Union,Red tide, caused when an algal bloom produces a toxin that can affect the central nervous system of fish and cause respiratory distress in people,

Carbon canaries  -  Oct 19, 2007
York Press,It has been proposed to sprinkle iron over the ocean surface to cause algal bloom to absorb CO2. However, the US fears the project would lead to toxic algae

Volusia tests ocean for toxic red tide  -  Oct 4, 2007
Orlando Sentinel,Results should be available today to confirm whether the toxic algal-bloom tide has reached Volusia and is the culprit behind a spate of beachside

Sydney water algae here to stay: Govt  -  Sep 26, 2007
ABC Online,The New South Wales Government says the algal bloom in Sydney's main water source, Warragamba Dam, has doubled in size and now covers 75 per cent of the

Water fun can pose health risks to born water dogs  -  Sep 26, 2007
OurayNews.com,When an algal bloom is toxic it can kill or seriously sicken an animal, sometimes as quickly as within 15 or 20 minutes of ingestion.

Biologist studies algae effects  -  Oct 18, 2007
Beacon Newspaper (subscription),The first one being the study of naturally-occurring algae such as "red tide," a type of algal bloom commonly found in the Gulf of Mexico.

Panel explores warming dangers  -  Oct 18, 2007
Ventura County Star,He also said warmer sea water brings greater risk of the toxic algal bloom known as Red Tide. There were calls at the conference for more government

Swans rescued from toxic Virginia Lake  -  Oct 11, 2007
TVNZ,...became endangered when Virginia Lake suddenly became infected with a poisonous algal bloom following what officials say could be as a result of seismic

Pink paddlers brighten up the Clyde  -  Oct 17, 2007
Batemans Bay Post Star,By JOSH GIDNEY THE large pink mass you saw heading down the Clyde on Sunday was no algal bloom, it was the largest gathering of female kayakers Australia

Red Tide: A Red Tide Alert Has Been Issued At Local Beaches  -  Sep 28, 2007
Post ChronicleIt's an algal bloom that releases toxins that can make you sick. Most of the time the symptoms dissipate when you leave the beach.

Gaia guru urges ocean pipes to fix Earth's climate  -  Sep 26, 2007
Reuters Canada,This algal bloom would push down carbon dioxide levels and also produce dimethyl sulphide, helping to seed sunlight-reflecting clouds.

Red tide caution continues  -  Oct 5, 2007
Florida Times-Union,National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellites and Information Service identified a harmful algal bloom "red tide" in Nassau, Duval,

Water Quality Information, SISCAL  -  Sep 29, 2007
Technology News Daily,Later, the laboratory will declare the area clear of contamination, but just a kilometre away, an undetected toxic algal bloom is spreading.

Most farm pond weeds aren’ta problem  -  Sep 28, 2007
Delta Farm Press,...“The preferred farm pond will have a minimum 2-foot depth along the edges of the pond with enough algal bloom to prevent sunlight penetration below 16

Red tide ebbing?  -  Oct 8, 2007
News Leader,National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellites identified the harmful algal bloom off the Northeast Florida coast, and water and air samples

Spreading the news  -  Oct 7, 2007
Times Colonist,When stored manure leeches into watercourses, it can cause an algal bloom, which depletes the oxygen and kills fish. Similarly, if it leaks into nearby

Scientists considering radical ways to "fix Earth's climate"  -  Oct 2, 2007
TG DailyIn the process, the algal bloom would "push down carbon dioxide levels and also produce dimethyl sulphide, helping to seed sunlight-reflecting clouds.

Nassau begins red tide emergency cleanup  -  Sep 28, 2007
Florida Times-Union,Red tide is caused when algal bloom produces a toxin that can affect the central nervous system of fish and cause respiratory distress in people.

National Wildlife Federation Warns About Global Warming and the ...  -  Sep 26, 2007
Associated Content,...the composition of the bay's ecosystem will change and this will lead to the creation of larger and worse dead zones as well as harmful algal bloom.

Asahi Kasei Announces Development of World's Fastest Phosphorus ...  -  Sep 26, 2007
Japan Corporate News (press release),...such as lakes and harbors fosters the growth of an algal bloom, disrupting the local ecosystem and rendering the water unsuitable for many purposes.

Mote: Make statewide red tide task force  -  Aug 16, 2007
Charlotte Sun-Herald,The Marine Policy Institute also recommends "redesigning, refunding and reconvening the Florida Harmful Algal Bloom Task Force," as well as creating a

Changing weather may be boosting algae  -  Aug 15, 2007
Science Daily (press release)...full article Algal bloom -- An algal bloom is a relatively rapid increase in the population of (usually) phytoplankton algae in an aquatic system.

'Mahogany Tide' Algae Hits Va. Rivers  -  Aug 13, 2007
FOX NewsEverett spotted the brown algal bloom last Wednesday, near Old Dominion University in Norfolk. On Thursday, during a flight over the region,

Lough Ree in major water pollution scare  -  Aug 10, 2007
Westmeath Independent,And while we’ve been telling Dublin City Council to stay away from our water recently, it now appears we’ll have to listen to our own advice as algal bloom

Dam blamed for decline in lake's water quality  -  Aug 10, 2007
South China Morning Post (subscription),Excessive human activities and improper treatment of waste water are also believed to have been the cause of a major algal bloom in Tai Lake at the end of

Water in Dallas-Fort Worth area tastes funny  -  Aug 2, 2007
Pegasus News,A-ha: According to the North Texas Municipal Water District, we're seeing a yearly occurrence of "algal bloom," responsible for the "earthy taste and/or

Water’s bad taste, odor not harmful  -  Aug 11, 2007
McKinney Courier Gazette,Both are the product of an algal bloom that occurs in late July and August every year on area surface water and lasts for four to six weeks.

Ocean Champions secures funding for red tide research  -  Aug 2, 2007
Global Surf NewsKathy Castor (D-FL) secure significant funding for red tide and other harmful algal bloom research - naturally occurring algal blooms cause respiratory

The tides, they are a-changing  -  Aug 6, 2007
Malta Today,Assuming that the same thing could happen here… how “harmful� is a harmful algal bloom, anyway? Prof. Axiak replies slowly and cautiously: “Without meaning

Is organic grass greener?  -  Aug 9, 2007
Florida Times-Union,The public relations campaigns are responses to the huge algal bloom, dubbed the Green Monster, that invaded the St. Johns River in 2005.

Uganda: City Water Turns Green  -  Aug 1, 2007
AllAfrica.com,A statement from Kampala Water posted yesterday on the National Water website attributed the deterioration in colour quality to the "intense algal bloom in

Increase in red tides prompting environmentalists to seek answers  -  Aug 5, 2007
Santa Cruz Sentinel,...in Congress in support of the Save Our Shores Act, and an amendment to another bill that would allocate $90 million in funding for algal bloom research.

US representative Castor (FL) boosts red tide research  -  Jul 24, 2007
Global Surf NewsConnie Mack, (R-FL) on the Save Our Shores Act, which reauthorizes the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998.

Peddacheruvu gets a new look  -  Aug 10, 2007
Hindu,Biological filtration to reduce presence of nutrients was the unique feature of Pedda Cheruvu STP as it would eliminate the seasonal menace of algal bloom

China’s Economic Engine Forced to Face Environmental Deficit  -  Jul 26, 2007
Worldwatch Institute,...diverting water from the Yangtze River and generating artificial rainfall, have been taken to remove the stench following the lake’s sudden algal bloom.

Cattle Health: The Ins & Outs Of Algae Management Planning  -  Aug 6, 2007
CattleNetwork.com,What actions need to be taken to keep the water usable when an algal bloom arises? At this stage, most of the questions center around making short-term

4-year-old Commack girl drowns in family pool  -  Aug 5, 2007
Newsday,...a cousin returned to the house and dove in to search the murky pool, whose depths were obscured by an algal bloom from recent rains.

Humanity's Genetic Diversity on the Decline  -  Aug 8, 2007
Slashdot...language and tradition has been lost, and a few selected strains and languages grow uncontrollably like some kind of bizarre algal bloom.

Water quality testing underway at Sunshine Lake  -  Jul 27, 2007
High River Times,The Town hired HydroQual to test storm water pond Sunshine Lake, after a high algal bloom last year and concerns from residents about possible health risks

Gulf restoration alliance gets an extra $5 million under House plan  -  Aug 6, 2007
Naples Daily News,Among the items checked off the alliance’s list are a workshop on red tide, a harmful algal bloom forecasting system off the Texas coast and the creation of

Arroyo calls for water conservation amid drought  -  Jul 25, 2007
Sun.Star,Yap said the issue of red tide or algal bloom is "critical," which means aquaculture expansions would have to be moved to other areas.

Wildlife agency too busy to study python  -  14 Oct 2006
Science Daily (press release)...full article. Algal bloom -- An algal bloom is a relatively rapid increase in the population of (usually) phytoplankton algae in an aquatic system. ...

NOAA IMPLEMENTS HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM FORECAST SYSTEM FOR TEXAS GULF ...  -  Oct 6, 2006
NOAA,Oct. 5, 2006 — A new harmful algal bloom forecast system developed by NOAA is now in place along the Gulf coast of Texas. The ...

The Charles' harmful algae  -  Oct 12, 2006
Watertown TAB & Press,First identified in early August, the fluorescent green algal bloom extended from the Harvard/Massachusetts Avenue Bridge east to the Museum of Science, with ...

Red tide spreads to Corpus Christi Bay  -  Oct 11, 2006
KRIS-TV,National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials are describing this as a harmful algal bloom persisting in the southern Texas Gulf Coast. ...

Englewood hoping for a START  -  Oct 2, 2006
Charlotte Sun-Herald,...that she recently attended an international conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, a city that has been experienced the worst outbreak of algal bloom in history ...

Red tide shifts south, conditions improve  -  Oct 8, 2006
Tampa Bay Newspapers,...with toxins can experience health problems, including neurotoxic shellfish poisoning, according to an article written by the FWRI's Harmful Algal Bloom Group. ...

Red tide creeps into waters across region  -  Oct 7, 2006
Corpus Christi Caller Times,Mustang Island, Laguna Madre, Port Aransas, San Jose Island and Matagorda Bay, said Meridith Byrd, Texas Parks and Wildlife harmful algal bloom coordinator. ...

Experts warn on red beach algal tide  -  Oct 3, 2006
2GB News,Experts have been ordered in to determine what has caused a red algal bloom which has appeared off Sydney's Northern Beaches. The ...

Dawn's red tidings  -  Oct 3, 2006
Daily Telegraph,...may resemble the evidence of a shark feeding frenzy, the 3km-long slick, spotted off Sydney's Northern Beaches this week, is a red algal bloom that threatens ...

It's pretty and pink but algae bloom stinks  -  Oct 4, 2006
Daytona Beach News-Journal,This is horrible.". The phenomenon may have been caused by trichodesmium, a bacteria that uses photosynthesis and is considered an algal bloom. ...

State’s Economic Future Threatened by Not Investing in ...  -  Oct 10, 2006
Common Dreams (press release),Should Barnegat Bay, already facing an ecological crisis, experience a toxic algal bloom similar to North Carolina’s pfisteria outbreak, the region’s beach ...

Algae worry  -  Sep 15, 2006
The Wimmera Mail Times,The algal bloom in the southern Mallee town's storages has forced officials to intensify monitoring of town supplies across the region. ...

Forensic focus on bee killers  -  Oct 1, 2006
Sydney Morning Herald,A suspicious pool of green water in a Sydney waterway was at first thought to be an algal bloom, but under the microscope the colour was found to be due to ...

Beach 'goo' finding disputed  -  Sep 27, 2006
Tallahassee.com,..."If it was a bloom, it should be more widespread coming from offshore. It also was odd for an algal bloom (to be) in just one little inlet.". ...

Expert thinks beach goo might be sewage  -  Sep 27, 2006
Tallahassee Democrat,..."If it was a bloom, it should be more widespread coming from offshore. It also was odd for an algal bloom (to be) in just one little inlet.".

Alternative water supply secured for Wycheproof residents  -  Sep 13, 2006
ABC Regional Online,Mr Rose says the town storages will be unusable for some time. "Given that there's an algal bloom there I think it's unlikely that DHS would give it any ...

Toxic water worsens shortage for Vic town  -  Sep 13, 2006
ABC Online,Because of the drought, their water storage tanks are lower than ever and what's left has been hit with a blue green algal bloom. ...

Deer Lake council weighs removing impairments  -  Sep 21, 2006
Marquette Mining Journal,...a process in which bodies of water receive excess nutrients that stimulate excessive plant growth, often called an algal bloom — and restrictions on fish ...

Die-off of cormorants investigated  -  Sep 23, 2006
San Luis Obispo Tribune,Final results of the testing will be available in late October. "We’ve pretty well ruled out domoic acid or some other algal bloom, but there’s still ...

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