A health alert has been issued for harmful blue-green algae toxins in several lakes around Orange County, according to a news ...

The Army Corps of Engineers released over 59.76 billion gallons of water into the St. Lucie River from Dec. 7 through Jan. 23 ...

In a paper published in National Science Review, an international team of scientists conduct an in-depth study of algal blooms in large lakes worldwide. Using daily MODIS satellite data from 2003 to ...

Officials are hoping you may not have to worry about toxic blue-green algae in Lake Norman with the help of a four-year ...

(image courtesy Jill Singer) Did you know that there is a war underway each summer in our lakes for nutrients and light? This war is between plants and algae! Like a football game, each side has many ...

When the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was passed in the 1970s, eutrophication was the big problem. Eutrophication occurs when too many nutrients enter a body of water, increasing the amount of ...

New research from Africa's Lake Victoria has revealed critical clues about toxic algal blooms and their potential impact on Lake Erie and beyond.

Catawba County commissioners approved funding to treat lyngbya on Lake Norman at the board's Feb. 17 meeting. Commissioners ...

Treatment plants use a combination of tools to keep toxins and contaminants out of drinking water. Researchers with the ...

hydrogen-producing green algae under different ... A green alga that grows in lakes and rivers could be the next "superfood"—helping scientists to tackle global food security challenges while ...