News tagged with toxic algae bloom

Toxic red tides: Scientists track neurotoxin-producing algae

which can increase the amount of harmful toxins in the shellfish that California residents consume — ramping up in frequency and severity locally, scientists at USC have developed a new algae monitoring method in hopes ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 30, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Research uncovers new threat from harmful algae

Harmful algae could be producing substances which affect reproduction in organisms with similar genetic characteristics as humans according to groundbreaking new research.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 03, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

World phosphorous use crosses critical threshold

(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 ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 14, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (24) | comments 38 | with audio podcast

Forecast system to warn of toxic algal outbreaks along Texas' shoreline

Texas officials and coastal managers will now receive early notice of outbreaks of toxic algae that threaten public health and affect beach and fishing activities along the coast. Weekly bulletins generated ...

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created Dec 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists find toxic algae in open ocean, botching idea for fighting global warming

Blooms of toxic algae can occur in the open ocean, a team led by University of California-Santa Cruz and Moss Landing Marine Lab scientists reported last week.

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created Nov 18, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (9) | comments 1

Scientists aim to predict toxic algal blooms in California's coastal waters

(PhysOrg.com) -- After years of studying and monitoring harmful algal blooms in California's coastal waters, Raphael Kudela is trying to predict when toxin-producing algae will strike again. A professor of ...

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created Jul 21, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Algal blooms hit the poor of India hard

The problem of toxic algae is not just confined to the Nordic countries - in India algal blooms are threatening poor people's access to food and their livelihoods, a problem that has been exacerbated by global ...

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created Jun 01, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Fla. boaters urged to look out for missing robot

(AP) -- Scientists on Florida's Gulf Coast are trying to find an underwater robot that has mysteriously vanished.

Electronics / Robotics

created Sep 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A thirst for blood sparks toxic algal blooms

The blooming of toxic algae that occurs during the summer conceal a fight for life and death. Scientists at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, propose in an article published in the journal PNAS that a ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1