Sentences with phrase «blooms of algae»

According to a study published in the journal Nature, dumping iron at sea could encourage the growth of large blooms of algae, which in turn could soak up excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

As they warm and as the sea ice retreats, larger areas are freed for invasion by major blooms of algae and other microbes.

Climate change will exacerbate a range of risks to the Great Lakes, including changes in the range and distribution of certain fish species, increased invasive species and harmful blooms of algae, and declining beach health.

The blooms of the algae contain liver and neurotoxins.

Blooms of algae in the Arctic Ocean could add a previously unsuspected warming feedback to the mix of factors driving temperatures in the north polar regions up faster than any other place on the planet, according to the authors of a new study in

Scientists already know that receding sea ice allows solar energy to warm exposed water rather than reflect back into space, but blooms of algae could make matters even worse.

Blooms of algae in the Arctic Ocean could add a previously unsuspected warming feedback to the mix of factors driving temperatures in the north polar regions up faster than any other place on the planet, according to the authors of a new study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

These nutrients act like fertilizer, triggering blooms of algae, which, in turn, sometimes feed blooms of salps.

These sites tended to experience intermittent upwelling that supplies nutrients to surface waters, spurring blooms of algae and providing plenty of food for the filter - feeding mussels.

BLOOMS of algae in lakes and seas, sometimes called red tides, can release neurotoxins into the food chain or suffocate the local ecology by sucking up too much oxygen.

There have been hints that there's more biological productivity in the Arctic Ocean than once suspected (perhaps helped along by climate change): In 2012, scientists reported seeing massive blooms of algae proliferating under the sea ice.

Confronted with explosive and deadly blooms of algae in Lake Erie, Johnson proposed polluting several small lakes in the Canadian shield to figure what was going on and why.

Instead, the experiment yielded bloom of algae, which was readily and rapidly eaten by microscopic grazers.

The abundance of some zooplankton (i.e. microscopic crustaceans in the water that eat algae) was lower at higher salt concentrations, but not low enough to cause a bloom of algae.

The insecticide decimated the populations of some larger zooplankton species, resulting in a bloom of algae.

In August 2015 a thick bloom of algae known as Microcystis cyanobacteria re-appeared in Lake Atitlan; the first major occurrence was in 2009.

(The NASA image above shows a swirling bloom of algae triggered by an overdose of nitrogen in Lake Atitlan in Guatemala.)

In mid-October, the Guardian reported that an American named Russ George had dumped 100 metric tons of iron sulfate into the waters off western Canada, triggering a bloom of algae.

Researchers have yet to quantify the relative contribution of each darkener, but a third player could be the biggest driver: a bloom of algae and bacteria.

Not exact matches

According to the St. Petersburg Times, «So, [Robert «Skip»] Livingston says, he spent $ 82,000 of his own money to finish his report, which blamed paper mill pollution for helping increase the St. Johns» toxic algae blooms.»

In the summer of 2010, an algae bloom forced the closure of a small swampy pond near the center of Mont Vernon, a storybook New Hampshire town of 2,400 people.

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].

Harmful algal blooms are increasingly appearing due to the exposure of particular algae to the nitrogen in synthetic fertilizers, which enters waterways via farm runoff.

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The eighth annual Iron Girl Syracuse, held at Oneida Shores Park in Brewerton had to drop the swimming portion of the race after blue - green algae blooms were found in the water with traces of e.coli.

Syracuse, N.Y. — The blue - green algae bloom on Skaneateles Lake contains nearly nine times the amount of toxic chemicals that the state considers to be «high toxins.»

A city spokesman on Friday said there was no threat to the drinking water «at this time» because the algae blooms were near the shore and the intake pipes are out toward the middle of the lake.

«Dozens of New York Lakes, as well as waterbodies nation - wide, are plagued with harmful algae blooms.

As we continue the strong efforts of the Governor's Water Quality Rapid Response Team, the work of the Finger Lakes Water Hub and the state's investments to study algae blooms will be valuable resources in helping New Yorkers understand and mitigate this emerging issue,» said DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer promised to use his political influence to push a bill that would help Long Island receive a portion of $ 100 million proposed to be spent to combat toxic algae bloom outbreaks.

The blue - green algae bloom on Skaneateles Lake contains nearly nine times the amount of toxic chemicals that the state considers to be «high toxins.

Advocates for the Great Lakes are meeting in Washington, D.C., this week to push for continued funding of cleanup programs and discuss water quality issues such as algae blooms and oil transportation.

Cuomo took on the role of science cheerleader ahead of a summit on the SUNY New Paltz campus about ways to eradicate harmful algae blooms that are threatening bodies of water used for drinking and recreation.

Cuomo said harmful algae blooms, or HABs, have a variety of causes, including agricultural production and wastewater plants, that have not been addressed in environmental regulations.

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. >> Gov. Andrew Cuomo took on the role of science cheerleader Tuesday ahead of a summit on the SUNY New Paltz campus about ways to eradicate harmful algae blooms that are threatening bodies of water used for drinking and recreation.

Sixty - five New York lakes and ponds now have toxic algae blooms, up from 56 last week, the Department of Environmental Conservation reported.

Runoff of phosphorus from sources like lawn fertilizer can end up contributing to algae blooms in water sources — accelerated growth that can make lakes and ponds hostile to marine life and treacherous for swimmers and other recreational users.

AUBURN, N.Y. — The state Department of Environmental Conservation Wednesday notified Cayuga County that blue - green algae blooms were discovered last week in three Owasco Lake locations.

This month, he released his first book, The Death and Life of the Great Lakes, an in - depth biography of the lakes — from the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway to the current issues with harmful algae blooms and invasive species.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state must do more to fight the growing problem of algae blooms in upstate lakes.

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner's office released a statement today saying «no blue - green algae blooms were found impacting city of Syracuse water systems.»

While the extra nitrogen is a rich resource for algae in the Gulf, driving the growth of massive algal blooms, excess nitrogen has a more deadly impact on other marine life.

Previously, many water managers in the region had believed that the algae blooms of the diatom Didymosphenia geminata — which resemble blobs of wet toilet paper or shag rugs — resulted from an invasive species problem starting in the mid-2000s that could be fixed by regular washing of fishing gear and other sanitation measures.

«Crude oil is nothing but algae from 10 million years ago during a great algae bloom that got transported underground and today we call it crude oil,» says Tim Zenk, vice president of corporate affairs at Sapphire Energy.

The blooming leads to a runaway effect: The more glaciers and snow fields thaw the more algae bloom which in turn results in a darkening of the surface which again accelerates melting.

It has been known for quite some time that red pigmented snow algae blooming on icy surfaces darken the surface which in turn leads to less albedo and a higher uptake of heat.

He runs through a laundry list of factors that could amplify virus - driven disease mortality: fisheries shifting food chains, global warming, marine pollutant — triggered toxic algae blooms, marine pollution in the form of chemical contaminants, and endocrine disruptors altering the host — pathogen balance.

The telling hot spot recently observed in the southeast was discovered when the Indian River Lagoon on Florida's Atlantic coast, known for its algae blooms and blankets of dead fish, became much saltier after 2011, and study lead author Arnoldo Valle - Levinson, professor of civil and coastal engineering sciences in UF's College of Engineering, began to investigate the situation.

The company has been at the forefront of research into the summer blooms of toxic algae in freshwater, and it has developed techniques for removing pesticides from drinking water.

But enormous blooms of photosynthetic algae also cover the snow - strewn ice sheet every summer.