Blogs about: Algal Blooms

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The Stain on Our Waters

freshecology wrote 3 weeks ago: Imagine you were eating lunch and you spilled soup on your shirt. Immediately you take it off and ru … more →

Tags: Pollution, Pollution, eutrophication

Pink seas

Arhopala Bazaloides wrote 5 months ago: Local Australian press has been reporting a large algal boom and the consequent closure of beaches f … more →

Tags: threat, Environment, India, sydney, Noctiluca Scintillans, Arabian Sea

Displaying its Beauty through Discarding its Tragedy

rehamsnow wrote 6 months ago: People have their own will to do things in their own decisions. We have our own interests but someti … more →

Tags: englone, sustainability, Taal Lake, Philippines, Dr. Eric Punzalan, Tragedy of the Commons

Algal blooms keep beaches closed

The Chautauquan Daily wrote 9 months ago: Due to the presence of algal blooms, all public swimming beaches and the swimming area at Boys’ and … more →

Tags: Community, Boys and Girls Club, Algae, Swimming, Chautauqua County Health Department, Environmental Conservation

Red Tide at a Glance

scsurfbutler wrote 10 months ago: SC Surf Butler Beach Safety TipRed Tide Red Tide has become a familiar sight here in San Clemente, C … more →

Tags: Surf Content, San Clemente CA, Beach Safety, writing, San Clemente, Red Tide, red ocean, Harmful, phenomenon

Closure of lakes lab prompts protest in Canada

aridanielshapiro wrote 10 months ago: Download: ela.mp3 // It’s not every day you see hundreds of scientists in white lab coats taki … more →

Tags: radio, Canada, Experimental Lakes Area, Acid Rain, DFO, detergents, Science, Freshwater

MPAs - What are they and how are they accomplished?

cassandrabrooks wrote 11 months ago: By Andi Driessner, a former Last Ocean intern in the US. Andi recently graduated from Metro State Co … more →

Tags: Environment, Science, Nature, Ecology, sustainability, ross sea, marine protected area, marine reserves, Conservation

UT College of Law presents Legal Tools for Reducing Harmful Algal Blooms in Lake Erie

ohioenvirolawcenter wrote 1 year ago: (Posted by Trent Dougherty, OEC Director of Legal Affairs) One of the region’s greatest champi … more →

Tags: News, Lake Erie, habs, University of Toledo College of Law

Fertilizer Use

Ron Townsend wrote 1 year ago: Fertilizer use is growing in popularity in the aspect of environmentally friendliness for golf cours … more →

Tags: management strategies, Turfgrass, Fertilizer, organic

ESA Image of the Week

spaceboosters wrote 1 year ago: Earth from Space: A southern summer bloom     In this Envisat image, a phytoplankton bloom swirls a … more →

Tags: ESA Spaceflight, marine food chain, Global Climate System, harmful blooms, Phytoplankton Bloom, image earth

Gore links climate change and Great Lakes problems

Alan Gregory wrote 1 year ago: The Nobel Prize winner and former veep is, again, on the mark with recent comments he made to a join … more →

Tags: climate change, coal-fired power plants, Global Warming, Big Oil, fossil fuels, carbon dioxide, Bush administration, greenhouse gas emissions, Algae

The Crown Wench: A Cruise Ship in Portland, ME

searunner wrote 1 year ago: Your typical fall Friday afternoon in Portland, ME has a relaxed, almost lazy feel to it.  Expecting … more →

Tags: Ocean Health, environment, Environment, Conservation, Life, Portland, Maine, Cruise Ships, Crown Princess

Michigan Tech Research Institute Wins EPA Grant to Map Harmful Algal Blooms

Matt Roush wrote 1 year ago: The Michigan Tech Research Institute in Ann Arbor has been named the recipient of a $281,612 grant f … more →

Tags: ann arbor, Algae, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, federal grant, great lakes, Michigan Technological University, Michigan Tech Research Institute

A Bloomin' Mess

spoutingoff wrote 1 year ago: Would the EPA call this impairment? Does the scene in this photo count as algal impairment under the … more →

Tags: Public Health, Urban Runoff, Malibu Lagoon, Environmental Governance, EPA

Crisis in the Caloosahatchee: Algal blooms in local waters

Florida's Enviro-Wire wrote 1 year ago: Crisis in the Caloosahatchee: Algal blooms in local waters (CaptivaSanibel.com) … more →

Tags: Environment, Pollution, Caloosahatchee River, toxic algae, Captiva Sanibel, Franklin Lock, Olga Water Treatment Plant

Another footprint? Good thing we only have 2 feet

Karen Topakian wrote 2 years ago: by Karen Topakian Most of us humans have two feet. When we walk on sand or soil. Or wet cement. We l … more →

Tags: Environment, Climate change, nitrogen, Nitrogen Footprint, hypoxic zones, dead zones, Biodiversity, water pollution, ozone layer depletion

Another Canterbury water warning

DoggyMom.com wrote 2 years ago: Today brings another water quality warning to Canterbury dog owners. This time, it is Lake Ellesmere … more →

Tags: dog care, animal welfare, Canterbury District Health Board, Lake Ellesmere, Water Quality

MSU Scientists Battle Algal Blooms

Staff wrote 2 years ago: Michigan State University researchers are hoping a current project will reduce increased incidents o … more →

Tags: Michigan State University, Environmental Protection Agency, grant, Michigan State University research

Graphic of the Week: Double-Headed Monster Threatens Gulf6 comments

Henry S. Cole, Ph.D. wrote 2 years ago: Ethanol production linked to another threat big threat in the Gulf Just when we were about to blame … more →

Tags: monocultures, Dead Zone, gulf, Corn, Carolyn Lochhead, ethanol, Hypoxia


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