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Algal Blooms
Algal Blooms: - Sudden spurts of algal growth, which can affect water quality adversely and indicate potentially hazardous changes in local water chemistry. [Environmental Protection Agency] News archive for Algal Blooms:: |
San Jose Mercury News,The kind of harmful algal blooms that get out of control tend to occur in Southern California, where waters are warmer, and research done just this week by
Thunderstorms forecast in mountain, desert areas - 04 Aug 2008
San Diego Union Tribune,The Coastal Ocean Observing System is a network of automated and manual instrument stations that monitor surface and underwater currents, algal blooms,
Algae blooms also a threat to human health - Aug 1, 2008
Lower Hudson Journal news,Harmful algal blooms have occurred along all coastal and Great Lakes states over the last decade, according to a 2007 federal report.
Harmful Algal Blooms May Have Set Wayward Sea Lion Adrift - Jul 9, 2008
NBC 11.com,However, the poisoning, which affects sea lions that get exposed to harmful algal blooms, may have caused the sea lion to lose its way and enter the
Fishing guide views Potomac's ecosystem as 'fragile' - Jul 30, 2008
WTOP,But problems with it persist -- algal blooms, sewage spills and agricultural and urban runoff. So far, this summer the Potomac River hasn't had any huge
Researchers warn of hidden dangers - Jul 24, 2008
Independent Online,Another area of concern was that certain water-treatment methods in South Africa were not able to remove poisons released by algal blooms.
Missing buoy found - Jul 28, 2008
Kennebec Journal,A Colby chemistry professor has been investigating the cause of algal blooms for five summers. Sensors measure temperatures, oxygen content and clarity.
China's pollution Olympics - Jul 9, 2008
Asia Times Online,With this runoff, fertilizer nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphates have triggered an explosion of algal blooms as part of a broader process of
City officials close Tampa beach indefinitely - Jul 31, 2008
WFLX Fox 29,Jan Landsberg, a research scientist at the institute, says scientists believe algal blooms in the area could be at fault in the deaths.
Phosphorous nailed as culprit - Jul 22, 2008
Edmonton Journal,Fifty years ago, no one knew what exactly caused algal blooms to appear on lakes and rivers. There was some evidence that carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous
Proper process would reveal the deception in desal - Aug 3, 2008
The Age,These nutrients cause algal blooms and bacterial growth and are detrimental to life in the bay. The study on which this was based was undertaken by SKM
Lawmakers fret over red tide dangers - Jul 10, 2008
USA TodayBoth Florida congressmen helped educate fellow lawmakers Thursday on the physical, environmental and economic damage that red tide and other algal blooms
EPA sued over algae policy - Jul 17, 2008
The News-Press,Plaintiffs said algal blooms caused by runoff contaminants are fouling beaches, lakes, rivers and springs across Florida - posing a threat to swimming and
Rescued Santa Clara Sea Lion Ill, To Be Euthanized - Jul 18, 2008
CBS 5,Oswald said that the poisoning most likely occurred when the sea lion ate fish that had consumed the algal blooms, and may have caused it to lose its way
Team investigates - Aug 2, 2008
Washington Daily News,The team’s primary mission is rapid evaluation of acute water quality-related events like fish kills and algal blooms. During routine operations, the team
Mack goes to Capitol Hill to fight red tide - Jul 9, 2008
Bonitanews (subscription),Specifically, the portion called for the federal government to dole out $90 million over three years toward the research of harmful algal blooms,
FWC rules out red tide|Courtney Campbell Causeway beach remains closed - Jul 31, 2008
Tampa Bay Newspapers,FWC has identified blooms of other microalgae species and is continuing to investigate the potential role of the algal blooms in the fish kill.
Congress seeing red (tide) - Jul 12, 2008
The Northwest Florida Daily News,R-Fort Myers, in testifying before the Congressional Subcommittee on Energy and Environment in Washington, DC Both men said harmful algal blooms,
Could algae from St Albans lake help save the planet? - Jul 31, 2008
Advertiser 24,Founder and chair of FREdome, Greg Peachey, explained: "The main aim is to cultivate marine algal blooms and convert that biomass into fertilisers to
Polish beaches attacked by dangerous bacteria - Jul 30, 2008
Thenews.pl,According to epidemiologists, algal blooms are connected with high temperatures and solar exposure. “Everything depends on the temperature and the direction
A blooming problem - Jul 30, 2008
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com,..."This year the algal blooms are occurring much earlier and are more intense," said Rick Rediske, a GVSU senior research scientist.
Land use threat to bay's recovery - Jul 29, 2008
St George & Sutherland Shire Leader,He said phosphorus, nitrogen and faecal coliforms found in fertilisers, soil, manure and human and animal waste were causing algal blooms such as blue-green
Water clarity murky in Chesapeake - Jul 28, 2008
WTOP,On top of the water are algal blooms. On the bay's bottom are the bloom's aftereffects -- bacteria that are decomposing settled algae.
Don't eat the lobster liver! (assuming you would...) - Jul 28, 2008
Los Angeles Times,Also known as harmful algal blooms, the tides of note have produced toxins that can cause paralytic shellfish poisoning. This is an unpleasant as it sounds.
Turning the beach toxic with our waste - Aug 2, 2008
Sarasota Herald-Tribune,The report notes that bacteria, viruses, protozoa and harmful algal blooms have triggered afflictions from diarrhea to cancer. And despite the fact that the
Editorial: Fight red tide - Jul 10, 2008
The News-Press,The Fort Myers Republican spoke of his upbringing in Cape Coral, while testifying about how these algal blooms have worsened over the decades, causing harm
Aerosol Toxins From Red Tides May Cause Long-term Health Threat - Jul 9, 2008
Science Daily (press release)It should change perceptions of risk and management of inhalation exposure to harmful algal blooms," notes Ramsdell. Red tides in the Gulf of Mexico are
Public Health : It’s not safe to go in the water - Jul 25, 2008
Wicked Local Plympton,We accept the algal blooms as “normal� and that acceptance allows us to let down our guard. We are also dependent on “experts� to guide us.
Killer algae has returned - Jul 30, 2008
Petersfield Today,The Environment Agency said algal blooms, mats and scums are caused by organic enrichment, poor water circulation and hot, sunny, calm weather.
Ohio beaches rank high in bacteria levels, study finds - Aug 1, 2008
Press Publications Inc.,Monitoring for harmful algal blooms isn’t being conducted in the state yet, but a plan to combine algal bloom and beachwater quality information online
S'pore adopts WHO guidelines to ensure cleaner beaches and reservoirs - Jul 30, 2008
AsiaOne,...water environments based on two microbes in the water: Enterococcus, a bacterial found in feces, and Chlorophyll-a , which is found in algal blooms.
Late bloomer - Jul 14, 2008
The Engineer,This rapid growth has caused problems in recent years as algal blooms, fed by runoff of fertilisers from agricultural land, choke waterways.
Research on Saginaw Bay delves deep to probe water quality and ... - Jul 30, 2008
MLive.com,Those models will predict the effectiveness of removing more phosphorus during wastewater treatment, or from fertilizer, for instance, to curb algal blooms
Nitrogen must go: province - Jul 23, 2008
Winnipeg Free Press,They feed off each other and spawn bigger algal blooms than either one could form alone, he said. And the province has placed a priority on phosphorus
OC judge voids some of LA's clean water laws - Jul 17, 2008
Los Angeles Times,What about those noxious algal blooms that reek to high heaven and choke off all aquatic life? The judge doesn’t seemingly care too much about those either.
3 West Coast governors oppose new offshore oil drilling - Jul 29, 2008
Los Angeles Times,The governors' plan calls for setting up a national ocean trust fund to support programs, including those to reduce runoff that has fed harmful algal blooms
Massive algae bloom surfaces in James - Jul 23, 2008
Richmond Times Dispatch,..."Algal blooms in the James or the bay or any other waters are a sign there is a problem in the water," said Bill Hayden, a spokesman for the state
The green Olympics? - Jul 7, 2008
The Age,Qingdao has algal blooms every year, but this year's is the worst by far, locals say, and highlights the magnitude of the challenge China faces in
Scientists urge caution with sea fertilizing - Jul 11, 2008
Newport News Times,Strutton specializes in the study of harmful algal blooms, including the diatom Pseudonitzschia, a species that can become toxic under certain conditions
West Coast oyster farmers struggle with bacteria outbreak - Jul 22, 2008
HeraldNet,...became more turbid, restricting light penetration to plants and sea life, and the higher nutrient levels made algal blooms more common," Richards wrote.
St. Mary Lake’s troubles with phosphorus - Jul 9, 2008
BCLocalNews,Every user of St. Mary Lake water has observed its algal blooms from time to time. When they occur they are hard to miss: tap water is discoloured and
In the Field: Tracing sources of brown tide - Jul 6, 2008
Newsday,But in high concentrations, algal blooms shade out the bay bottom. Without light, eelgrass that provides habitat for fish and shellfish will die,
Branch Lake Watershed Survey To Be Updated - Jul 30, 2008
Ellsworth American,The purpose of the Watershed Survey is to identify sources of erosion, a major source of phosphorus, which can cause excessive plant growth, algal blooms
FSU Coastal and Marine Lab 2008 Lecture Series Presents "Dead ... - Jul 30, 2008
Wakulla.com,...fish and fisheries, but at excess levels lead to hypoxia, harmful algal blooms and other effects that have negative consequences for marine organisms.
Editorial: EPA must set algae standards - Jul 21, 2008
The News-Press,So, that's more the reason why the US Environmental Protection Agency should act to create measurable standards for pollution-fueled algal blooms in our
Environmental groups furious with Gippsland Lakes black swan cull - Jul 24, 2008
Melbourne Herald Sun,..."The Gippsland Lakes are ecologically dead, full of rubbish and algal blooms. The sea grass the black swans eat can't grow, so the swans have moved to
Trying To Save World's Lakes: Controlling Nitrogen Can Actually ... - Jul 24, 2008
Science Daily (press release)The dramatic rise in cultural eutrophication -- the addition of nutrients to a body of water due to human activity that often causes huge algal blooms,
Interview: Extreme virus hunter - Jul 24, 2008
New Scientist (subscription),So if algal blooms that are normally grazed by zooplankton are suddenly infected by viruses, you could get fewer clouds. DMS is also the main non-human
Regional Planning Council to consider new resolution - Jul 23, 2008
Island Reporter,In recent years, there has been an increase in red tide blooms, accumulation of red drift algae on local beaches, blue-green algal blooms and other
Plan calls for all to help reduce pollution in Lake Agawam - Jul 15, 2008
Southampton Press,While some phosphorus and nitrogen in a lake is good, too much results in eutrophication, an overabundance of nutrients that causes algal blooms.
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