| The dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico appears to be growing larger, but has not broken any records as scientists originally predicted in June. The 11th-largest dead zone on record, it’s approximately 3,300 square miles, the area of Rhode Island and Delaware combined... Read more |  |
Tag Archives: dissolved oxygen
Volunteer program watches over Michigan lakes for over 35 years
| The Great Lake state can continue to be proud of its nickname thanks to its diligent citizens. Michigan residents have been volunteering to maintain the state’s thousands of lakes for 39 years through the Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program. The state-funded effort provides lake monitoring, management and education for about.. Read more Posted in Lake Biology, Lake Chemistry, Sensors and Technology, Water Quality Also tagged chlorophyll, Michigan, phosphorous, Secchi disk 1 Comment
|  |
For sockeye salmon, surviving heat is a superpower
| They don’t have laser vision or the ability to swim faster than a speeding harpoon. Nonetheless, the Chilko sockeye have received the enviable title of “Superfish” from University of British Columbia, Vancouver researchers. This specific breed of salmon has demonstrated exceptional ability to cope with higher temperatures.. Read more Posted in Lake Biology, Water Quality Also tagged Fraser River, research, sockeye salmon, water temperature Leave a comment
|  |
Phosphorous mars Lake Whatcom water quality
| A recently released Lake Whatcom Monitoring Program annual report highlights the lake’s water quality problems. In 2010, dissolved oxygen levels were lower and phosphorous levels higher than the worst conditions ever recorded on the lake. This comes in contrast to data collected in 2008 and 2009, which did not show a significant.. Read more Posted in Lake Chemistry Also tagged Algae, cyanobacteria, Lake Whatcom, monitoring, phosphorous, report, runoff, toxic waters Leave a comment
|  |
Numerous studies examine Fayetteville Shale area water resources
| Various government agencies and universities, including the U.S. Geological Survey, have either proposed or already began studying water resources in the Fayetteville Shale gas drilling development area, located in northern Arkansas. Methods for data collection and analysis will include environmental monitoring and computer modeling.. Read more Posted in Lake Chemistry, Water Quality Also tagged conductivity, Fayetteville Shale, flow monitoring, fracking, gas drilling, hydrofracking, natural gas, pH, research, samples, stream gauging, turbidity, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS Leave a comment
|  |