Posts Tagged ‘algae’
Be prepared for harmful algae blooms this summer
Photo: RI DEM Rhode Islanders Reminded to Be Prepared for Harmful Algae Blooms this Summer and to Avoid Contact with Little Beach at Slack’s Reservoir in Smithfield With recreational activities on the state’s lakes, ponds, and rivers set to increase in the coming weeks, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island…
Read MoreA Greener View: Fixing a dirty pond – Jeff Rugg
by Jeff Rugg, contributing writer Question: We share the shoreline of a half-acre pond that is about three feet deep at the maximum. It is filled with gooey algae. The shoreline has some cattails and a few other weeds. There are a few fish, but they seem to die whenever we add algaecides. It is…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: URI finds new toxins in algae blooms in freshwater lakes, rivers
URI Pharmacy study seeks to identify new toxins in algal blooms Assistant Professor Matthew Bertin’s study funded by $400,000 federal grant focuses on freshwater lakes, rivers Bacterial algal blooms and the toxins they produce are a persistent problem in freshwater lakes and rivers, and have affected local populations by contaminating drinking water and placing a significant…
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