[Global] Nine international teams are trying to find a solution to harmful algae blooms caused by agricultural runoff in a competition Continue reading International competition with $10m prize hopes to solve water runoff problem
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How a $10 million competition takes aim at algae blooms worldwide
[Global] The blue-green algae blooms that sometimes swallow Florida’s coasts are thick, green, goopy and smell like sewage. But Continue reading How a $10 million competition takes aim at algae blooms worldwide
Iowa State University researchers receive EPA grant to study harmful algal blooms in Iowa lakes
[USA] Iowa State University researchers received a $760,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to study overgrowths Continue reading Iowa State University researchers receive EPA grant to study harmful algal blooms in Iowa lakes
Fertilizer of the future
[USA] Minnesota is an agricultural powerhouse that ranks 5th in the nation for total agricultural production. However, this agricultural Continue reading Fertilizer of the future
UF professor disputes FAU researcher’s claim it was fed by septic tank runoff
[USA] Scientists agree Lake Okeechobee discharges, not septic tanks, caused a 2016 St. Lucie River algae bloom that wrecked the Continue reading UF professor disputes FAU researcher’s claim it was fed by septic tank runoff
Finalists announced in $10 million contest to solve algae problems plaguing Florida… and the world
[USA] At a ceremony in Chicago on Thursday, the foundation announced which 10 competitors from its initial field of 104 may Continue reading Finalists announced in $10 million contest to solve algae problems plaguing Florida… and the world
Research to watch wind effect on algal bloom
[USA] Researchers said the direction and location of algal bloom is dependent on the wind. Continue reading Research to watch wind effect on algal bloom
SUNY Researchers working to better understand lake algae blooms
[USA] Blue green algae has been an ongoing issue on Lake Champlain for years. Its soupy green consistency not only makes the Continue reading SUNY Researchers working to better understand lake algae blooms
Pilot project will reduce phosphorus in Lake Erie
[Canada] Marginal land in southern Ontario might solve the problem of poor water quality in Lake Erie. Continue reading Pilot project will reduce phosphorus in Lake Erie
Could fracking be a solution to disposing of polluted water?
[USA] The fight over where to send the water from Lake Okeechobee, in hopes of preventing another algae crisis like we saw Continue reading Could fracking be a solution to disposing of polluted water?