Eutrophication, Cyanobacteria, and Cyanotoxins Newsletters

From the Mainstream Media / Dans les médias grand public Yemen: Coral reefs at risk from algal bloom after Rubymar sunk in Red Sea “When the Rubymar sank in the Red Sea after a Houthi attack, the ship went down carrying 21,000-tonnes of fertiliser which could trigger massive algal blooms that could create "dead zones" for marine life and starve coral reefs of light.” Video: Can algae save the world? | DW Documentary “Using algae to solve humanity’s most pressing problems - that’s the ambitious aim of a team of researchers from Germany.” Ohio, USA: Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) Harmful Algal Bloom Research Initiative “The Harmful Algal Bloom Research Initiative (HABRI), created in the aftermath of the 2014 Toledo water crisis, provides near-term solutions for the full suite of issues surrounding harmful algal blooms.” Reducing eutrophication crucial to prevent coastal methane emissions “Many Swedish coastal areas are currently affected by eut...

From the Mainstream Media / Dans les médias grand public UNEP warns of ecosystem harm from excessive nitrogen in agriculture "Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for boosting food production, but its excessive use is polluting both surface and groundwater sources.” Iowa, USA: Iowa primed for potentially ‘epic’ increase in stream pollution “A buildup of nitrate in farm fields that has likely resulted from Iowa’s longest-running drought in 70 years has set the stage for a potentially massive uptick in stream pollution.” Ireland: Fertiliser cuts, changes to excretion rates and crude protein feed levels in new Nitrates proposals “Following a meeting of the Agriculture Water Quality Group on February 29, a suite of measures have been proposed to improve water quality at farm level.” US-EPA-Update: Control Measures for Cyanobacterial HABs in Surface Water “The table provides a summary of common physical and chemical measures for cyanobacterial bloom control in surface...