When the summer sun shines and temperatures climb, conditions are ripe for Minnesota lakes to produce harmful algal blooms. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency reminded people this week that some ...

When populations of tiny aquatic organisms called cyanobacteria (formerly known as blue-green algae) explode, their toxic ...

Weekly data on beach water quality is from the Florida Department of Health. Red tide and algal bloom data are from FWC. Red ...

As harmful algal blooms (HABs) continue to spread across the globe, urgent research is needed to address this growing threat.

Effective management of phosphorus is needed to curb the rise of harmful algal blooms. Few studies have explored how algal ...

Researchers at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) have discovered an innovative method to tackle this problem by turning ...

Scientists have transformed cyanobacterial biomass into lanthanum-modified adsorbents that remove over 99% of phosphorus from water, helping mitigate harmful algal blooms. This approach offers an ...

Water from areas with blue-green algae can make animals and people sick. These toxins can't pass through your skin easily so swallowing large amounts of contaminated water is what causes illness.

“When it comes to treated water, the treatment process destroys it,” Johnson said. “It’s a non-issue as a potable water to ...