Harmful algal blooms in inland waters

L Feng, Y Wang, X Hou, B Qin, T Kuster, F Qu… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
Harmful algal blooms can produce toxins that pose threats to aquatic ecosystems and
human health. In this Review, we outline the global trends in harmful algal bloom …

Reducing phosphorus to curb lake eutrophication is a success

DW Schindler, SR Carpenter, SC Chapra… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
As human populations increase and land-use intensifies, toxic and unsightly nuisance
blooms of algae are becoming larger and more frequent in freshwater lakes. In most cases …

Industrial and agricultural ammonia point sources exposed

M Van Damme, L Clarisse, S Whitburn, J Hadji-Lazaro… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Through its important role in the formation of particulate matter, atmospheric ammonia
affects air quality and has implications for human health and life expectancy,. Excess …

Machine learning based marine water quality prediction for coastal hydro-environment management

T Deng, KW Chau, HF Duan - Journal of Environmental Management, 2021 - Elsevier
During the past three decades, harmful algal blooms (HAB) events have been frequently
observed in marine waters around many coastal cities in the world including Hong Kong …

A review of the global ecology, genomics, and biogeography of the toxic cyanobacterium, Microcystis spp.

MJ Harke, MM Steffen, CJ Gobler, TG Otten… - Harmful algae, 2016 - Elsevier
This review summarizes the present state of knowledge regarding the toxic, bloom-forming
cyanobacterium, Microcystis, with a specific focus on its geographic distribution, toxins …

The input reduction principle of agroecology is wrong when it comes to mineral fertilizer use in sub-Saharan Africa

GN Falconnier, R Cardinael, M Corbeels… - Outlook on …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Can farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) boost crop yields and improve food availability
without using more mineral fertilizer? This question has been at the center of lively debates …

[HTML][HTML] Microcystis colony formation: extracellular polymeric substance, associated microorganisms, and its application

V Van Le, A Srivastava, SR Ko, CY Ahn, HM Oh - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Microcystis sp., amongst the most prevalent bloom-forming cyanobacteria, is typically found
as a colonial form with multiple microorganisms embedded in the mucilage known as …

[HTML][HTML] A critical review on operation and performance of source water control strategies for cyanobacterial blooms: Part II-mechanical and biological control methods

FA Kibuye, A Zamyadi, EC Wert - Harmful Algae, 2021 - Elsevier
This review summarizes current knowledge on mechanical (artificial mixing, hypolimnetic
aeration, dredging, and sonication) and biological (biomanipulation, macrophytes, and …

Long-term MODIS observations of cyanobacterial dynamics in Lake Taihu: Responses to nutrient enrichment and meteorological factors

K Shi, Y Zhang, Y Zhou, X Liu, G Zhu, B Qin, G Gao - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
We developed and validated an empirical model for estimating chlorophyll a concentrations
(Chl a) in Lake Taihu to generate a long-term Chl a and algal bloom area time series from …

The Complicated and Confusing Ecology of Microcystis Blooms

SW Wilhelm, GS Bullerjahn, RML McKay - MBio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Blooms of the toxin-producing cyanobacterium Microcystis are increasing globally, leading
to the loss of ecosystem services, threats to human health, as well as the deaths of pets and …