Eutrophication, Cyanobacteria, and Cyanotoxins Newsletters

Microcystis   aeruginosa  ( Natural History Museum, London, England) From the Mainstream Media / Dans les médias grand public “uPcycle”: Towards a sustainable phosphorus future for freshwater and coastal ecosystems. “uPcycle will develop a new scalable approach for nature-positive sustainable phosphorus management. This approach will champion re-use and recycling innovations to address biodiversity loss, water quality degradation and societal impacts across freshwater and coastal ecosystems.” United Kingdom : Government response to the Nutrient Management Expert Group report: Improving policy and practice for agricultural nutrient use and management “We are continually looking at improving our policy response to tackle pollution from nutrient management and the wider impacts that nutrients can have on the environment and society.” Sustainable Lake Management Concept wins Frontiers Planet Prize “The authors explore the complex topic of sustainable lake managemen...

From the Mainstream Media / Dans les médias grand public Sweden : Nutrient load from horse farms should be included in eutrophication work “Research shows that nutrient leaching from horse farms can significantly increase phosphorus and nitrogen levels in nearby water bodies.” Vermont, USA : State to remove Lake Carmi aeration system after determining it made cyanobacteria blooms worse “Officials found it had “unintended consequences” of mixing phosphorus-rich bottom water with the rest of the lake.” Great Britain : Why polluted water held up 16,000 new homes "Stopping a pig farmer at a very sensitive site enabled us to make a huge saving in the amount of nutrients that end up in the river and we were able to mitigate for around 1,200 new homes." Florida, USA : Stuart, 5 nonprofits urge EPA to set toxic algae standard as FL ignores water quality laws “The city of Stuart, the nonprofit Friends of the Everglades and four other environmental advocacy organiza...

From the Mainstream Media / Dans les médias grand public Lakes Worldwide Need a Checkup “Some lake health symptoms, such as algal blooms, fish kills, and floating pollution, are readily visible via processes like satellite observation. But other concerns can be revealed only with diagnostic tests, which, like diagnostic tests for humans, can be expensive.” Great Britain : Tourist influx turns Windermere green, researchers say “Windermere is England's largest lake and one of the country's most popular natural attractions. High visitor numbers are turning one of Britain's most scenic lakes green, researchers say.” Lethal cyanobacteria are creeping into rivers—no one knows exactly why “Anatoxin-a is a fast-acting small molecule that causes sudden death as the toxin travels directly from the stomach into the bloodstream.” Podcast : AgEmerge: with Chris Jones, author of The Swine Republic, Struggles with Truth About Agriculture and Water Quality “Today he and...

From the Mainstream Media / Dans les médias grand public Taiwan : Nine reservoirs eutrophic “A record nine of Taiwan’s 20 major reservoirs produced eutrophic quality water last year, statistics from the Ministry of Environment showed.” USA : Chesapeake Bay restoration leaders, advocates divided on best path forward “No one disputes that the nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus should be reduced. In the Bay, they spur algae blooms and lead to oxygen-starved “dead zones.” They also trigger blooms in rivers and streams, including some that produce toxins harmful to people and wildlife.” Across Farm Country, Fertilizer Pollution Impacts Not Just Health, but Water Costs, Too “Overuse of fertilizer means nitrates are on the rise in water supplies, and rural areas bear the brunt.” New Hampshire, USA : Protecting NH Lakes: $1 Million in Funding to Prevent Cyanobacteria Blooms “To date, cyanobacteria blooms have been documented in 113 waterbodies statewide and account for 64 wa...