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Argentina’s Algae Challenge

In Argentina, green-blue algae have made their appearance in various lakes and lagoons. Not only do they smell bad – they hamper the growth of aquatic plants, threaten marine life, and cause health issues in humans due to the release of cyanotoxins. Besides, excess blooms also affect local fishing and touristic ...

Guidelines for Managing Risk in Recreational Water 2008 in Australia

The Department of Environment adopted the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Guidelines for Managing Risks in Recreational Waters (NHMRC 2008), Climate Change and Water (DECCW) to ...

Breaking Boundaries

In the latest Netflix sustainability documentary Breaking Boundaries, Johan Rockström highlighted the environmental impact of green-blue algal blooms that have become increasingly common in European waters. To combat this issue, a reactive ...

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Microalgae and Cyanobacteria Elimination

In the warmer months there have been blooms of algae in rivers, lakes, ponds, canals, reservoirs or dams, more frequently and with an ever greater extent. Whenever a bloom of algae occurs, we will also have the presence of cyanobacteria in lesser or greater concentration. There are several species of cyanobacteria, being extremely toxic and others non-toxic. Harmfull Algal Blooms (HAB) of toxic ...