| The three beaches along Ohio’s Buckeye Lake are under algal bloom advisories. Starting about a month ago, only Brooks Beach was under advisory, with signs posted warning beachgoers not to drink the water or touch surface scum. However, Crystal and Fairfield beaches have come under advisory last week, according to The Columbus Dispatch... Read more Posted in Lake Biology, Lake Chemistry Also tagged Algae, beaches, blue-green algae, Buckeye Lake, Ohio Leave a comment
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Buckeye Lake beaches under algal bloom watch
Spring Lake waterfront community optimistic for alum’s prolonged progress
| Spring Lake, Mich. residents are pleased with the continued results of an aluminum sulfate, or alum, treatment on Spring Lake. For years, the lake was plagued with algal blooms, rendering the water unusable for recreation. While algal blooms manifest naturally and possibly seasonally contingent on weather and water condition, their.. Read more Posted in Lake Biology, Lake Chemistry Also tagged Algae, aluminum sulfate, nutrient-loading, phosphorous Leave a comment
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Warmer, murkier water linked to drop in Lake Tahoe minnow population
| The number of native minnows in Lake Tahoe has been plummeting over the last two decades, according to a recent survey of 26 sites around the lake. It appears that the proliferation of non-native warm water fish, aided by increasing water temperature and diminished water clarity, are contributing to the minnows’ misfortune... Read more |  |
Unidentified compound feminizes male fish in Lake Erie, according to four-year study
| New research suggests that algal blooms in Lake Erie may be contaminating the environment with an estrogen-like compound that disrupts reproductive hormone activity in fish. A four-year study conducted by the University of Tennessee Knoxville concluded that the unknown organic chemical, which is suspected to be an endocrine disruptor,.. Read more Posted in Lake Biology, Lake Chemistry Also tagged Algae, blue-green algae, Great Lakes, Lake Erie, Microcystis, research Leave a comment
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