| An experimental laser imaging-based system might provide health officials a new way to track E. coli at beaches. The imaging system was originally developed at Purdue University to track contaminants in food supply. Researchers are now finding, however, that can also be a quicker and more affordable means to monitor water quality.. Read more Posted in Lake Biology, Sensors and Technology, Water Quality Also tagged bacteria, beaches, E. coli, Great Lakes, Michigan, pollution, research, sampling Leave a comment
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Laser imaging could be fast, affordable alternative for beach E. coli monitoring
NOAA funds research on how phosphorus drives blue-green algal blooms
| A research project at the New York-based Stony Brook University aims to investigate how different kinds of phosphorus feed blooms of blue-green algae in the Great Lakes. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded $285,895 to the project, which is expected to last three years and cost nearly $500,000. Christopher.. Read more Posted in Lake Biology, Lake Chemistry Also tagged Algae, blue-green algae, eutrophication, Great Lakes, Lake Erie, New York Sea Grant, nutrient-loading, phosphorus, research, runoff Leave a comment
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Purdue researchers explore climate change’s impact on Lake Michigan fish
| A robotic submarine deployed in Lake Michigan will help Purdue University researchers study how climate change could be impacting the survival of young fish vital to the lake’s ecosystem. The Purdue researchers are studying the larvae of yellow perch and alewives in nearshore waters along the lake’s southern tip, near Michigan.. Read more Posted in Lake Biology Also tagged alewives, climate change, Great Lakes, Lake Michigan, nearshore, perch, research, salmon, trout 1 Comment
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NOAA grant funds study of Bay Shore power plant’s impact
| A three-year grant from the NOAA will fund research into the ecosystem impacts of FirstEnergy’s Bay Shore coal power plant in Oregon, Ohio. As previously reported, the plant kills about 60 million fish annually when powerful suction systems draw water from Maumee Bay for the power generator’s cooling system. Fish and fish larvae.. Read more Posted in Lake Biology Also tagged Great Lakes, Lake Erie, Lake Erie Center, Maumee Bay, research 2 Comments
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