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Algae
Algae: - Simple rootless plants that grow in sunlit waters in proportion to the amount of available nutrients. They can affect water quality adversely by lowering the dissolved oxygen in the water. They are food for fish and small aquatic animals. [Environmental Protection Agency] News archive for Algae:: |
guardian.co.uk,By Justin Palmer QINGDAO, China, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Olympic sailing organisers have won the battle to clear a vast algae bloom that has blighted preparations
Company May Build Facility for Algae Biofuel in Las Cruces - 04 Aug 2008
istockAnalyst.com,By Brook Stockberger, Las Cruces Sun-News, NM LAS CRUCES --The word "algae" might cause you to wrinkle your nose as you picture a green mass floating on a
Algae kills again in Kruger - 04 Aug 2008
Kruger Park Times (press release),The park has decided on a different intervention to combat the algae bloom at Sunset Dam. Freek believes that draining the water will be less effective than
Death in the Gulf of Mexico - 04 Aug 2008
New York Times,That feeds algae, which consume the oxygen in the water as they decompose and lower oxygen levels to a point where life cannot be sustained.
Lyons, Neb., Devoted to Alternative Energy - 04 Aug 2008
istockAnalyst.com,Also on site at Nebraska Screw Press will be testing ponds for the growth of algae. Algae currently constitute one of the most promising sources of
Top 5 Plants that Inspire New Technology - 04 Aug 2008
CleanTechnica,If you keep track of the news, algae should already be on your radar. Depending on your favorite species, algae can be eaten, burned for heat,
'Green' fuel may be just that: slimy green - 04 Aug 2008
Tucson Citizen,But pond scum - or some close algae cousins - could provide a key toward the development of fuels to give motorists an alternative to having to pump pure
Porpoise Deaths Remain Unexplained - 04 Aug 2008
RedOrbit,The carcasses are being tested for domoic acid poisoning that can be caused by toxic algae in the Pacific Ocean. The poison can cause neurological damage in
Local man puts wind in the sails of 2008 Olympians - 04 Aug 2008
Petoskey News-Review,Despite the news coverage of the algae problem in Qingdo, Irish said the Chinese have worked hard to clear the mess in time for the events and as of now,
Officials: Phosphorus ban met with positive response - 04 Aug 2008
HollandSentinel.com,It was designed to improve water quality by reducing the growth of algae blooms, which are triggered by high phosphorus levels in the water.
China Can’t Control Nature’s 2008 Olympic Rebellion - 04 Aug 2008
Pressemeldungen.at (Pressemitteilung),Media reports estimate that as many as 20000 people and 1000 boats have been ordered to participate in scooping algae out of the Yellow Sea.
A 'green' way to wash your car - 04 Aug 2008
Los Angeles Daily News,The problem with this is the phosphates from soap can cause excess algae to grow. Excessive algae smells bad, looks bad and harms water quality.
Seed Grants Propel Big Ideas in Alternative Energy - 04 Aug 2008
University of Virginia,Algae that transform carbon dioxide and sunlight into biofuel twice as efficiently as corn-based biofuel. A new type of "solar cell" that will gather energy
Qingdao promises to keep green algae out of sailing venue - Aug 2, 2008
Xinhua,BEIJING, August 2 (Xinhua) -- East China's coastal city Qingdao, which will host Olympic sailing games, promised on Saturday that it would keep green algae
Volunteers searching for toxic blue-green algae - Aug 3, 2008
Plattsburgh Press Republican,But he also keeps an eye open these days for any signs of unusual algae growth as a volunteer monitor for the Lake Champlain Committee's lake-wide
Algae type linked to sick coral - Aug 3, 2008
Honolulu Star-Bulletin,A particular single-celled algae called dinoflagellate that lives inside the tissue of coral appears to be harming its host, said Michael Stat,
Green pond algae 'could be made into biofuel' - Aug 1, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,By Jessica Salter The green algae floating on top of ponds could be transformed into fuel for cars and planes in the future, an energy company has claimed.
New algae outbreak at Olympic sailing course - Jul 25, 2008
Radio Australia,Masses of green algae are again threatening to disrupt Olympic sailing at its base in the Chinese city of Qingdao. Charlotte Glennie reports from Beijing
PetroSun Algae-to-Biofuels Update - Jul 31, 2008
CNNMoney.comPetroSun, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: PSUD) announced today the following updates for its algae-to-biofuels division. The Letter of Intent between the PetroSun and
Substance floating in Lk. Hopatcong identified as algae - Aug 2, 2008
Dailyrecord.com,Tests were performed on the substance and it was determined to be algae, said James Deacon, Morris County Office Of Health Management/HazMat.
Contamination in Wapato Lake may have led to the algae bloom in ... - Aug 2, 2008
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com,Water from Wapato Lake near Gaston has led to a fish kill and suspicions that it caused last month's toxic blue-green algae bloom in the Tualatin River,
Algae farming could become source of biodiesel, food oil - Aug 1, 2008
High Plains Journal,The Casa Grande researcher and farmer begins his days scanning algae samples under a microscope to ensure his slimy harvest is safe from euglenoids,
China step up security as algae invades Olympic venue - Jul 31, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,Don't Mess With Us. Xia has also come through with revealing numbers from the algae bloom which has turned the Yellow Sea green in the past six weeks.
Algae blooms also a threat to human health - Aug 1, 2008
Lower Hudson Journal news,Add harmful algae blooms to the list. While most algae are harmless to humans some species of these microscopic organisms concern scientists and researchers
Ethanol-blend conversions on the rise: report - Aug 3, 2008
ABC Online,..."For biodiesel, one of the products they are looking at is algae, micro algae, and that's also getting a lot of focus in the world market."
Fish Kill Near Davis Beach Blamed On Algae - Jul 31, 2008
Tampa Tribune,Commission officials attribute the fish deaths to an algae bloom called Rhizosolenia setigera and Pseudo-nitzschia. The algae causes low dissolved oxygen
Qingdao Olympic regatta venue cleared of green algae - Jul 15, 2008
China Daily,QINGDAO, Shandong -- All green algae at the Qingdao Olympic sailing venue has been cleared, said an official of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the
Federal Lawsuit Filed to Halt Florida's Toxic Algae Blooms - Jul 18, 2008
Environment News ServiceAlgae blooms are fouling Florida's beaches, lakes, rivers, and springs, threatening public health, and closing swimming areas. Last month, a water treatment
Algae alarm sounded for local water - Jul 29, 2008
The Gazette (Montreal),Groups fear blue-green influx: Pollution levels in ÃŽle Bizard wetlands and St. Laurent reservoir have risen Blue-green algae could infiltrate Montreal's
Olympic sailing venue algae-free by July 10, says official - Jul 7, 2008
guardian.co.uk,By Ian Ransom QINGDAO, China, July 7 (Reuters) - Thousands of Chinese troops and volunteers should clear unsightly algae from competition areas at the
OriginOil Files International Patent for Quantum Fracturing Technology - Jul 31, 2008
MarketWatch...the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum, has recently
"Mad Men" & McCain's Racism, Fresh Hope for Fresh Water, Good ... - Aug 2, 2008
American Chronicle,Mr. Reilly is quoted in the press release as saying, "I´m especially eager to capitalize on our unique ability to rapidly grow algae which produce the right
James River algae a threat to animals, not people - Jul 31, 2008
Richmond Times Dispatch,By REX SPRINGSTON An algae outbreak in the James River posed no threat to people, officials said yesterday. Tests indicate the outbreak, reported last week
Algae bloom increases fish activity on Bemidji area lakes - Jul 31, 2008
Bemidji Pioneer,The lakes reacted quickly to the increase in water temperatures and there is a definite algae bloom starting in many area lakes.
International Energy Announces Appointment of President & CEO to ... - Jul 31, 2008
MarketWatch..."With our algae-based biofuels research demonstrating increasing promise, the time is right to usher in a new phase of growth and commercialization through
Harbour algae outbreak spoils it for swimmers, waders - Aug 1, 2008
Hamilton Spectator,An outbreak of potentially toxic blue-green algae has hit Hamilton Harbour, causing a ban on swimming or wading along the west harbour and at Princess Point
Algae attacking Lake Okabena, area lakes - Jul 31, 2008
Worthington Daily Globe,The smell I am referring to is the smell of dead and decaying algae that starts to accumulate on the down-wind shorelines as August continues to progress.
Algae closes BB Clarke, Warner Park beaches - Aug 1, 2008
The Capital Times,Two Madison beaches were closed to swimmers Friday because of high levels of blue-green algae. BB Clarke beach on the north shore of Lake Monona and Warner
Can algae save the world? - Jul 31, 2008
Webdiary,Yet another story today about how genetically engineered algae can produce much more crude oil per acre than biofuels. A liquid fuel made from plants that
Blue-green algae found in Lake Nipissing - Jul 31, 2008
NorthernLife.ca,...“When blue-green algae blooms are visible, there is a risk that the algae could produce toxins; therefore, using or drinking the water should be avoided,�
Algae Bloom Kills Fish in Upper Bay - Jul 31, 2008
The Ledger,Scientists point to an algae bloom for the fish kill, which began late last week. Tests for red tide proved negative. High water temperatures and freshwater
Will pond scum become the new oil? - Jul 30, 2008
CNNAlgae needs only sunlight, carbon dioxide, nutrients and water to grow. The current fuel crunch, driven fundamentally by a rising global demand for oil,
West Michigan scientists tracking larger algae blooms on lakes - Jul 30, 2008
WZZM,Muskegon, MI (WZZM) -- Scientists say smelly blue-green algae blooms appear in West Michigan lakes every year, but this year's blooms are larger and,
OriginOil Debuts Breakthrough Biofuels Technology at the National ... - Jul 23, 2008
FOXBusiness..."This core group is focused on tackling the algae-to-oil challenge to deliver on algae's extraordinary potential as a replacement for petroleum.
Rock snot is nothing to sneeze at - Aug 2, 2008
Catskill Daily Mail,By Dick Nelson After announcing the presence of the invasive algae didymo (Didymosphenia geminata) in the West Branch of the Delaware River downstream from
At the beach, algae blooms threaten human health - Jul 28, 2008
USA TodayThe water at US beaches isn't getting cleaner, according to a leading environmental group. Nationally, 7% of water samples taken at beaches last year
Could algae from St Albans lake help save the planet? - Jul 31, 2008
Advertiser 24,ALGAE from the lake at Verulamium Park in St Albans could prove to be blooming useful to scientists at Rothamsted Research in Harpenden.
Scientists solve riddle of toxic algae blooms - Jul 22, 2008
Canada.com,On the other, there's the annual scourge of blue-green algae blooms spoiling the swimming, killing the fish and occasionally poisoning local drinking water.
Neptune Industries, Inc.'s Algae Production System Featured in Bio ... - Jul 24, 2008
CNNMoney.comNeptune is pioneering a new technology for commercializing the production of algae that uses the waste that is generated from fish farming as fertilizer.
Revised Quebec algae policy cheered by cottage owners - Jul 25, 2008
Ottawa Citizen,At this time last summer, blue-green algae affected 75 Quebec lakes, including two in the Outaouais. By summer's end, blooms had been reported on more than
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