Treatment plants use a combination of tools to keep toxins and contaminants out of drinking water. Researchers with the ...

Researchers say chlorine in combination with ultraviolet light works to degrade deadly toxins created by harmful algae blooms in drinking water.

The proliferations have become increasingly common in recent years and can have health and economic impacts in affected areas ...

Phosphorus is a major contributor to the occurrence of harmful algal blooms, which can lead to toxic water conditions, loss of aquatic life, and significant economic impacts on industries like ...

Cleaner, more pure water backscatters light in the blue range, which makes it look blue. One famous example is Crater Lake in ...

Satellite images have revealed a massive algal bloom and red floodwaters to the north of WA’s Pilbara coast in the wake of ...

They often smell bad as well. “You don’t have to be an expert to recognize water that might have a harmful algae bloom,” Heiskary said. “If it looks bad and smells bad, it’s probably ...

In 2018, the company he founded, BlueGreen Water Technologies, began treating lakes in Israel, China, South Africa and the United States that were suffering from harmful algal blooms using a ...

Harmful algal blooms, sometimes called HABs, occur when algae grow out of control. Algae are photosynthetic organisms that mostly live in water and rely on the sunlight for energy. Because of ...

showed that factors driving these algal blooms range from nutrient flux during monsoons to coastal upwelling (cooler and nutrient-rich water rising to the ocean surface). Algae such as diatoms ...

The bill focuses on advancing scientific understanding of harmful algal blooms and hypoxia, which are critical issues impacting water quality, marine life, and public health. It establishes action ...