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Cause of Lake Eries Harmful Algal Blooms Gains More Certainty

2014-04-09 12:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Circle of Blue: Changes in the timing and method of applying agricultural fertilizer are the primary drivers behind the increasing amounts of phosphorus entering Lake Erie and causing toxic algal blooms and a large dead zone, according to new basin-wide scientific studies. The studies, drawing on institutions from across the Great Lakes, also found that climate change is increasing the urgency of developing ways to keep fertilizers on fields, and may mean that larger reductions in phosphorus will be necessary to...

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Researchers discover two novel algal strains that can produce hydrogen under aerobic conditions

2014-03-06 18:30:34| Green Car Congress

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Algal blooms grow with global warming

2014-02-09 19:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Columbus Dispatch: The Monday Dispatch article Toxic algae in Hoover cost city $723,000 revealed the harrowing cost of combating the effects of harmful algal blooms in Columbus. Blue-green algae are toxic and have appeared for the first time in our city, negatively affecting the taste and smell of residents water. I recently moved into a new apartment near the Ohio State campus, and the first time I tried my tap water, I was shocked by the unpleasant plantlike taste. My household was one of 1,700 to contact the...

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