Algae are simple, single-celled, filamentous aquatic plants; they grow in colonies and are commonly found floating in ponds, lakes, and oceans. Populations of algae fluctuate with the availability of nutrients, and a sudden increase in nutrients...

Explosive increase in algae growth which can have adverse effects on water quality and fish life, see...

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An algal bloom or marine bloom or water bloom is a rapid increase in the population of algae in an aquatic system. Algal blooms may occur in freshwater as well as marine environments. Typically only one or a few phytoplankton species are involved and...

The enzyme microcystinase, found in irrigation drainage water, has been found to destroy the toxin microcystin, a species of blue-green algae present in river water. By introducing the microcystinase-producing bacteria into the water, scientists have found the toxin breaks down within one or two...

The U.S. Senate recently approved a bill that addresses the issue of harmful algal blooms that continue to cause problems on and off the coasts of the United States. When humans, fish and marine mammals eat shellfish that have fed on the algae that...

Hundreds of dead or injured seabirds have washed up on the shores of Monterey Bay in recent weeks, and scientists believe a red tide of marine algae is to blame.About 600 birds have been found stranded on beaches in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties since...

A burst of brown algae bloomed over portions of the Elizabeth and Lafayette rivers in the Hampton Roads region _ a so-called "mahogany tide" that can have lethal consequences for fish and shellfish.Algal blooms have become common in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, the result of...