algal blooms

Tiny Goldfish Create Monster Problem If Released In Fresh Water

MEDICAL LAKE, WA — "Swim, fishy, swim," you may think as you free your little aquarium goldfish into natural waters.…

7 years ago

Plan to protect Lake Erie from algae blooms isn’t working, study shows

Farm runoff provides fertilizer that turbo-charges algae growth in the western Lake Erie basin. Wochit (Photo: Brenda Culler, Ohio Department…

7 years ago

Attack of the Killer Algae

Photo: Algal bloom on Lake Erie A roving pack of journalists shake off the rain in a squat, one-story federal…

7 years ago

A look at farm runoff and the worsening algae plague

Algae floats on the surface of Lake Erie's Maumee Bay in Oregon, Ohio, on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. Chemicals and…

7 years ago

Nitrates stored in rocks ‘nail in coffin’ for artificial fertilizers

The Manawatu gorge. Photo: 123rf A new report showing nitrates can accumulate in rocks then leach into waterways — leading…

7 years ago