When populations of tiny aquatic organisms called cyanobacteria (formerly known as blue-green algae) explode, their toxic ...

IT is widely regarded as one of the world’s most beautiful lakes – owed to its unique reddish pink colour. But tourists must ...

To try to understand how harmful algal blooms might evolve in Lake Erie in a warming climate, University of Michigan scientists helped conduct a survey of cyanobacteria in a gulf of Kenya's Lake ...

There is a lake which is probably one of the most beautiful in the world, but it's also one of the deadliest. There’s no way ...

Effective management of phosphorus is needed to curb the rise of harmful algal blooms. Few studies have explored how algal biomass, especially blue-green algae, can be used to create materials that ...

Weekly data on beach water quality is from the Florida Department of Health. Red tide and algal bloom data are from FWC. Red ...

Cyanobacteria, often called blue-green algae, are microorganisms that thrive in nutrient-rich, warm waters. When conditions are favorable, they multiply rapidly, forming clouds of green algae ...

Harel, who had earned his PhD in environmental microbiology, had always been fascinated by cyanobacteria and algae, wanting to understand what made them so successful in the environment—and how ...

Researchers at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) have discovered an innovative method to tackle this problem by turning ...

Upgrades on the Buffalo Pound water treatment plant that began in July 2022 are now running five months behind. Substantial completion is expected in March 2026.

Did you know that there is a war underway each summer in our lakes for nutrients and light? This war is between plants and ...

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora (Health NZ) has issued a health warning for the Hurunui River at SH1. The warning follows finding moderate to high cover of potentially toxic algae (benthic ...