A team of Earth scientists affiliated with multiple institutions in China and the U.S. has found that coastal algae blooms (also known as phytoplankton blooms) have been getting bigger over the past couple of decades. In ...
The largest harmful algae bloom in Lake Erie's recorded history was likely caused by the confluence of changing farming practices and weather conditions that are expected to become more common in the future due to climate ...
Environment
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Recalculating the global use of phosphorous, a fertilizer linchpin of modern agriculture, a team of researchers warns that the world's stocks may soon be in short supply and that overuse in the industrialized ...
Environment
Feb 14, 2011
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Protists, single-celled eukaryotic organisms encompassing unicellular algae and protozoans, inhabit aquatic environments. Functioning as primary producers and oxygen generators, they play crucial roles in the carbon cycle ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Phosphorus in wastewater is a major contributor to harmful algal blooms in water bodies around the globe, with the potential to harm wildlife, livestock, and even humans. To prevent this, wastewater treatment plants often ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 29, 2023
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Scientists have learned over the years that when aquatic organisms such as zooplankton become exposed to microplastics, they eat poorly. Research at Purdue University now shows that their plastic-induced eating difficulties ...
Ecology
Nov 6, 2023
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By the time they were over, a series of massive algal blooms along the west coast of Florida in 2020 would be linked to some 2,000 tons of dead marine life around Tampa Bay. The human costs were stark, too, including a double-digit ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 7, 2023
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Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a new way to monitor the danger associated with algae blooms: "sniffing" the water for gases associated with toxins.
Ecology
Aug 17, 2023
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Nitrous oxide has a much stronger effect on the climate than carbon dioxide. Soils, peatlands and rivers are potential nitrous oxide sources. However, when, where and how much nitrous oxide is emitted into the air has not ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 7, 2023
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Griffith researchers are helping shed new light on how blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria blooms can continue long after their food source in the water has disappeared.
Plants & Animals
Jul 20, 2023
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