Sentences with phrase «create algae blooms»

The hotels often have rudimentary waste water treatment systems, so biological waste goes straight into the sea, where it may create algae blooms that are toxic to coral.

Nitrogen - rich fertilizers create algae blooms that kill fish and can be toxic to humans.

Iron fertilisation could help create an algae bloom, it is theorised.

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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.

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.

PLANKTOS: ALGAE SEEDING FOR CARBON CREDITS Company plans to create plankton blooms to capture CO2.

Direct exposure to algae Harmful algal blooms sometimes create toxins that can kill fish and other animals.

Indeed, nitrogen pollution can fuel the explosive growth of many types of algae, creating giant, uncontrolled blooms.

Not only does this negatively impact water quality, it also creates a more hospitable environment for harmful algae blooms.

Death by Algae Under the right conditions — warm water and a boost of nutrients — algae can grow so explosively that those toxins become a problem, creating what's called a harmful algal bloom, orAlgae Under the right conditions — warm water and a boost of nutrients — algae can grow so explosively that those toxins become a problem, creating what's called a harmful algal bloom, oralgae can grow so explosively that those toxins become a problem, creating what's called a harmful algal bloom, or HAB.

But some algae and plankton blooms can turn dangerous, either through the production of chemical toxins or by severely depleting the oxygen supply in the ocean and creating «dead zones» that suffocate marine creatures.