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SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) — In the North Bay, the drought conditions are not only a risk for fire danger, but it is also impacting water quality. Signs have been posted at beaches along the Russian River notifying the public to keep a look out for algae blooms. Certain algaes can be harmful and cause …

Contact: Kent [email protected] 407-912-0132 Orlando, FL The Florida Department of Health in Orange County has issued a Health Alert for the presence of harmful blue-green algal toxins in Lake Silver. This is in response to a water sample taken on 02/24/2022. The public should exercise caution in and around Lake Silver. Residents and visitors are advised to take the following precautions: Do not drink, swim, wade, use personal watercraft, water ski or boat in waters where there is a visible bloom. Wash your …

National & World Click here for updates on this story     CAPE CORAL, Florida (WBBH) — Last week, the Cape Coral City Council approved a $1 million project to help prevent the spread of blue-green algae in their canals. Money for the project will go towards funding the installation of bubble curtains in several Cape canals. …

LEE COUNTY, Fla. – Lee County confirmed a contract with a vendor that could respond to algae blooms if they get bad this year is expected to go before the board of commissioners next month. In 2018, the county partnered with AECOM for a pilot program. Crews launched machines into about a dozen canals hit …

Graduate student Rebecca Rogers with the Imaging FlowCytobot (IFCB) at the Marine Sciences Center in Southampton. Rebecca Rogers has learned to go with the flow — the Imaging FlowCytobot (IFCB), that is. The IFCB is a cutting-edge technology used to aid in the research efforts of marine scientists — an automated submersible imaging flow cytometer …

Traditionally, the skis you want to carry you into and out of the isolated and unforgiving backcountry is not the pair with algae on it. Or in it. But a Salt Lake City ski maker would like to change your perspective on that. WNDR Alpine is entering its second year of building backcountry skis with …

Sergio Valbuena’s model of upwelling events in Lake Tahoe.Provided A boat was outfitted with UV light panels that can be raised or lowered into the water.Provided Show CaptionsHide Captions Groups in the Tahoe Basin are using new technology to fight invasive species and decreasing lake clarity. Researchers at University of Nevada, Reno and Tahoe Regional …

CAPE CORAL A company could have the answer to help clean up blue green algae. It’s being used in canals where the health department warned people living nearby about the toxic water. AquaFlex developed foam technology to manage algal blooms in the waterways. The City of Cape Coral hopes it can benefit the …

Clarkson students and Professor Yang Yang decontaminate lake water using a HAB Terminator on campus. Potsdam, NY, Aug. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Water quality issues have plagued some New York State lakes for decades, and recently, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo challenged Clarkson University and SUNY ESF to develop new technologies to try to reduce …

MIDDLETON, Wis. (WMTV) – Hot weather and the COVID-19 pandemic are driving many people outdoors and onto the water, but harmful algae blooms could be waiting in area lakes. Jenna Heim and her family have been coming out to Dane County’s lakes every week. “I’m not working right now, so we’ve been coming out pretty …