Image: Baltic blooms
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the green algae blooms swirling around the Baltic Sea.
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Health threat from blue-green blooms extends beyond single toxin
As blue-green algae proliferates around the world, a University of Saskatchewan (USask) researcher cautions that current municipal drinking water monitoring that focuses on a single toxin associated with the cyanobacteria ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 19, 2019
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Keeping your dog safe from toxic blue-green algae
When we see green, scummy water, we know better than to drink it or even swim in it. But the same is not true for many dogs, and that green scum could be a toxic blue-green algae bloom, which can be fatal to animals.
Veterinary medicine
Sep 2, 2019
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A toxic truth: lead exposure problems linger in soil, air
The water crisis in Flint, Michigan—which began in 2014 but to this day has not been completely resolved—brought the public health and economic costs of lead exposure into sharp focus. The crisis sparked conversations ...
Environment
Aug 26, 2019
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Toxic pond algae is killing dogs—how to protect your pooch
Your dog bounds heedlessly into a local lake or pond, playfully splashing in the water.
Plants & Animals
Aug 16, 2019
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Everything you need to know about toxic algae blooms
Green pond scum floating on a lake is not just unsightly. As animal lovers have learned the hard way, it can be deadly.
Environment
Aug 14, 2019
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Back to the wild: how 'ungardening' took root in America
Retired union organizer Anna Burger lives by a busy road just a minute's walk from a metro station in the US capital Washington, but every morning she wakes up to a birdsong symphony.
Ecology
Aug 4, 2019
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For green cities to become mainstream, we need to learn from local success stories and scale up
Greening our cities has become one of the great global imperatives of the 21st century including to tackle climate change. And Australia's sprawling car-based cities are gradually changing to embrace green or living infrastructure.
Environment
Jul 9, 2019
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Study shows ways to reduce extreme heat in city neighborhoods
Portland State study demonstrates how plants, trees and reflective materials can reduce extreme heat in city neighborhoods
Environment
Jul 8, 2019
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Toxic algae increases in Florida's Lake Okeechobee
Recent tests results show that toxic amounts of blue-green algae have surfaced in Lake Okeechobee, according to data released by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Environment
Jul 3, 2019
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