| Researchers have recently descended to Pavilion Lake in British Columbia to study the origin of freshwater microbialites, which are carbonate structures that are formed in water with the assistance of microorganisms. The project, known as the Pavilion Lake Research Project, aims to study these structures due to their similarities.. Read more |  |
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Researchers look to lakes to understand planetary evolution
Lake Erie’s ecosystem declining due to poisonous algae
| According to scientists, Lake Erie’s ecology has been rapidly dying due to water pollution since the mid-1990s. Specifically, a toxic algae called microcystis has pervaded the lake and depleted significant portions of oxygen from the water. These algae-infested waters snuff out the indigenous fish population, which is a substantial.. Read more Posted in Lake Biology, Water Quality Tagged aquatic life, Great Lakes, Lake Erie, toxic algae, Water Quality 1 Comment
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Arsenic found in US water systems
| The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published its findings this past January stating that nearly 1,000 water systems throughout the United States serving 1.1 million people have excessive amounts of arsenic—a known carcinogen— present... Read more Posted in Water Quality Leave a comment
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Environmental Protection Agency funds awarded in Ohio
| The Environmental Protection Agency has just awarded $4,508,572 in grants to various Ohio organizations and universities under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which seeks to sanitize the Great Lakes and bolster its habitats... Read more Posted in Water Quality Leave a comment
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