Algal blooms flourish in water rich in nutrients such as phosphorous and nitrogen from pollution that comes from sources including agricultural runoff and sewage. The process is called ...

“High rainfall resulting in nutrient-rich runoff entering our lakes and fuels the growth of algae. As sunlight increases and temperatures warm, we can anticipate blooms of blue-green algae on ...

Sustainable farming practices, such as planting cover crops or reducing fertilizer use, will also prevent nutrient runoff from feeding the algal blooms, as would reducing the amount of land that ...

A massive toxic algal bloom has swarmed China’s southern coastline ... Pollutants such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and heavy metals from industrial wastewater, sewage, agricultural runoff, and ...

EPA studies found that nitrogen runoff to the Gulf must be reduced by about 45% to meet the intended objective. Reducing dead zones and algal blooms in coastal areas should also improve upstream ...

This, coupled with loading the lake with poorly or partially treated sewage and farm runoff for decades and decades ... change and are leading to conditions more conducive to the development of ...

Fertilizer companies could be impacted due to potential regulatory changes regarding nutrient runoff, which is a major contributor to algal blooms.