A report concludes that blooms of toxic cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, are a poorly monitored and underappreciated risk to recreational and drinking water quality in the United States,... Read more
This summer 500,000 people in Toledo had their drinking water cut off due to a toxic algae bloom in Lake Erie. That led 40 million people, who receive their drinking water from the Great Lak... Read more
Tiny “microbeads” in beauty products seemed great, until someone tried to clean them up. Sometimes product innovation turns out beautifully. Other times, it gets messy and requir... Read more
Globalization is breaking down barriers – also for plants and animals on the lookout for new homes. Rivers are also changing, in particular through the introduction of non-native species, of... Read more
Algaecide is no crime. Consider that some strains of algae produce toxins lethal to wildlife, fish and plants. Even the less harmful varieties suck oxygen out of water, suffocating living cr... Read more
Sea Lampreys Fear the Smell of Death A repellant for sea lampreys could be the key to better controlling one of the most destructive invasive species in the Great Lakes, says a Michigan Stat... Read more