Sentences with phrase «algal bloom»

In 2014, the news was especially urgent in Toledo, where a toxic algal bloom in Lake Erie forced health officials to declare the water unsafe for drinking and bathing.

At this point in time, the available evidence is indicating that the likely explanation for the fish kill is an algal bloom linked to warm gulf waters and nutrient upwelling.

Some of the pale blue in Lake Erie may be sediment, but the green is an extremely large algal bloom.

Cox writes: «Acting as a visual analogy, the algae-esque surfaces of Krone's Screen Paintings comparably relate to the evolving and growing algal bloom that physically exists within the lonesome tank that stands only feet away.»

Acting as a visual analogy, the algae-esque surfaces of Krone's Screen Paintings comparably relate to the evolving and growing algal bloom that physically exists within the lonesome tank that stands only feet away.

An unprecedented coastwidwide toxic algal bloom linked to anomalous ocean conditions.

Increasing algal bloom is poisoning fish and shells, and it has become a health hazard for human beings as well: toxic algae are responsible 60,000 cases of food poisoning worldwide every year.

Last August, an algal bloom in Lake Erie shut down the public water supply for Toledo, Ohio.

«We have good evidence it is chronically affecting the reproduction of certain species,» said Robert Magnien, an algal bloom expert with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Ecologists refer to this as an algal bloom.

In August, hundreds of thousands of people in Toledo, Ohio, were left without tap water for days when toxins from an algal bloom in Lake Erie were found in the water supply.

Florida red tide is a harmful algal bloom produced by the dinoflagellate Karenia brevis that causes respiratory impairment in humans and marine life, and is responsible for shellfish poisoning.

Burleson identifies and analyzes toxins created by the «red tide» phenomena — an algal bloom that looks red or brown and can make oysters and shellfish toxic to eat.

Locals and others suspected a toxic algal bloom (see here for image), or perhaps some sort of chemical release, or millions of microscopic «crustacean eggs».

After ruling out previous causes of such mass deaths — cold weather, disease like morbillivirus and even poisoning by algal bloom — fisheries scientists are left with only one conclusion: «Put all that evidence together and it supports the hypothesis that the oil spill contributed to the increase in deaths,» says veterinarian Stephanie Venn - Watson of the National Marine Mammal Foundation in San Diego.

Based on his findings, Lee can't blame the algal bloom completely on the cormorants.

As time passed, Lee made another observation: the lake suffered a severe algal bloom.

During the third event, in September 2012, another algal bloom created so much dead algae that it clogged the researchers» sediment traps, but was captured by a time - lapse camera.

The researchers found that it had viable spores when grown in 70 percent diluted Dead Sea water, conditions equivalent to an algal bloom in the Dead Sea 20 years ago.

Sea cucumbers at Station M feed on dead algae (brown material on gray deep - sea mud) that sank from the sunlit surface waters after a massive algal bloom.

This image shows the extent of the Lake Erie algal bloom at its height in 2013 (top) and 2014 (bottom).

«Severe harmful algal bloom predicted for Lake Erie in 2015: Second worst in century predicted: Heavy June rains causing heavy nutrient runoff into lake basin.»

Schnetzer and colleagues created their own toxic algal bloom in the lab using P. australis algae, one of the most toxic Pseudo-nitzschia species and one that blooms along the U.S. West Coast.

As a result, the CO2 in the algal bloom returned to the atmosphere.

Astrid Schnetzer, associate professor of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences at NC State, wanted to know how domoic acid gets transported to depth via marine snow after a toxic algal bloom and how long it may persist.

Dungeness crab is the highest revenue fishery in Washington and Oregon, and the second most valuable in California, although the fishery was recently closed in some areas because of a harmful algal bloom.

A study led by researchers at the University of Washington and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration connects the unprecedented West Coast toxic algal bloom of 2015 that closed fisheries from southern California to northern British Columbia to the unusually warm ocean conditions — nicknamed «the blob» — in winter and spring of that year.

«Ocean conditions contributed to unprecedented 2015 toxic algal bloom.»

This study aids in the broader understanding of the complex mechanisms that influence harmful algal bloom progression in bodies of water rich in organic nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen, and points to the direct need to reduce nutrient pollution in the face of both urban and agricultural development.

In coming decades, warming waters are expected to exacerbate the lake's harmful algal bloom problem.

Instead, the study said the mass mortality was likely caused by a harmful algal bloom.

Similar studies, meanwhile, suggested that the coral die - off did coincide with an algal bloom — but one that was much bigger than typically associated with such upwellings.

In summer, these are plentiful and the algal bloom takes off.

Basil Seggos, commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation, was questioned by lawmakers about the state's algal bloom problem during his nearly three - hour testimony.

Cuomo's office touted the grant and other water quality efforts, including the launch of the Finger Lakes Water Hub that provides staff to study algal bloom and focus on Owasco Lake watershed projects and other watersheds in the region.

Cuomo plans to have four regional algal bloom summits across the state led by the Water Quality Response Team, DEC and state health commissioner.

Once a blue - green algal bloom forms, very little can be done to stop it.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder is investigating whether there are opportunities to use the limited volumes of environmental water available to provide refuge habitat for aquatic species (particularly if the decay of the algal bloom leads to low oxygen levels in the waterways).

Once a blue - green algal bloom occurs, very little can be done to stop it.

In the Murray catchment, there are long standing arrangements between Basin state governments for handling algal bloom outbreaks.

Research from the study proved that focusing on phosphate controls as opposed to nitrogen will end algal blooms at far less cost.

Recent ELA research on the importance of nitrogen pollution in producing algal blooms could save billions of dollars in clean - up costs.

They started by adding carbon to Lake 227 which disproved the detergent industry's theory on the origin of algal blooms.

Environmental water is also being used to improve the overall resilience of the ecosystems — that is, ensuring the rivers and wetlands are in good health so they can withstand the short - term effects of events such as blue - green algal blooms.

However, an analysis of monitoring data collected over the past 30 years indicates that there are increasing concentrations of blue - green algae in the Murray system and there has been an increase in the duration of individual algal blooms at upstream sites [1].

Blooms can persist for as long as the favourable conditions remain in place — so good rain, cooler weather or less sunshine will reduce blue - green algal blooms over time.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder closely monitors the latest information on blue - green algal blooms and is prepared to respond should practical interventions using environmental water be identified.

Each state government has extensive monitoring arrangements in place to detect and measure algae, as well as comprehensive emergency plans for dealing with algal blooms.

This statement provides an overview on blue - green algal blooms and how they are managed, including the role of the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder closely monitors the latest information on blue - green algal blooms and stays in regular contact with local water way managers.