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High temperatures can bring harmful algal blooms
When the summer sun shines and temperatures climb, conditions are ripe for Minnesota lakes to produce harmful algal blooms. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency reminded people this week that some ...
Toxic algae has ... harmful algal blooms, by half in the Burrum River catchment by 2050. Environmental groups said along with more regular water quality monitoring in Hervey Bay, the JCU study ...
When certain algae flourish in the sea, they produce neurotoxins that can sicken both humans and marine animals. Acute ...
In freshwater environments such as lakes, ponds and streams, a cyanobacterium known as Microcystis aeruginosa is responsible for most toxic harmful algal bloom episodes. While most efforts on ...
The vast majority of the water flowing into the St. Lucie Estuary is from local communities — not Lake Okeechobee.' ...
The bill focuses on advancing scientific understanding of harmful algal blooms and hypoxia, which are critical issues impacting water quality, marine life, and public health. It establishes action ...
Algal blooms are influenced by a combination of available nutrients in the water and sediments (such as nitrogen and phosphorus), a sustained period of low and stable flows, and favourable weather ...
And that's not all. Toxins from algae blooms have been found in several Florida locations and the South Florida Optical Oceanography Lab has warned 2025 is expected to be a "major sargassum year." ...