Another sub-watershed carries runoff directly into Lake Erie and a fifth – the Lime Creek watershed – takes farm runoff south ... contributor to the algal bloom problem in Lake Erie, which ...

“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 ...

For South Florida’s commercial fishermen, the effects of red tides on their operations have become a grim annual reality. The tides, named for when overproduction of the harmful algae Karenia brevis ...

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 ...

ALBANY — Albany County Department of Health officials described two distinct investigations—one concerning private wells near ...

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 ...

Since then, the abalone farm has learnt to manage harmful algal blooms far better, he said. “We’ve learned to anticipate with systems like Ocims [the National Oceans and Coastal Information ...

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

This, coupled with loading the lake with poorly or partially treated sewage and farm runoff for decades and decades ... conducive to the development of Cyanobacteria (“harmful algae”) blooms. More ...

As harmful algal blooms (HABs) continue to spread across the globe, urgent research is needed to address this growing threat. Studies in Italy, China, and the Atlantic basin have shown that many ...