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Warmer weather causing algal blooms
New research shows that warmer and longer summers are causing harmful algal blooms to worsen. Swiss scientists, using 40 years of lake records, have found that blooms are lasting longer due to warmer...
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Northwest trout found carrying new disease
Scientists have found evidence of piscine reovirus (PRV) in 13 out of 15 cutthroat trout caught in Cultus Lake, British Columbia. The virus has previously been identified in salmon where it is linked...
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Asian Carp DNA detected in Lake Erie
DNA from Asian Carp has been detected in Lake Erie. It is feared that if the Asian Carp, an invasive species, gains a foothold in the Great Lakes it may do millions of dollars of damage. While only...
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Boat captains enlisted to improve Lake Erie water quality
The Lake Erie Charter Boat Association and the Ohio EPA have developed a new collaborative effort to improve the water quality of Lake Erie. Charter members will check at least four sites around the...
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Lakes more sensitive to climate change than landscapes
New research on a globally distributed set of lakes shows that lakes are more sensitive to changes in temperature than are land ecosystems. As organisms respire they produce CO2, an important...
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YSI donates monitoring buoy to improve Ohio water quality
Yellowsprings, Inc. recently donated a monitoring buoy and the Ohio EPA leased three more to help study the water quality of Grand Lake Saint Mary in western Ohio. Officials from the Ohio EPA say that...
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Record heat killing many freshwater fish
Record temperatures recorded throughout the US this summer are resulting in fatal conditions for many freshwater fish. As water temperatures go up, oxygen saturation goes down, making it difficult for...
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New research program to begin on Lake Huron
Lake Huron will soon become the home to NOAA’s newest Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory at Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Alpena, Michigan. The new facility will focus almost...
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New estimates of global water availability and consumption
While lakes often provide important drinking water supplies, most water is underground in aquifers. However, about 20% of aquifers around the world are being overexploited, as water is being drawn from...
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Toxins common in Canadian lakes
New research shows that microsystis – a toxin produced by harmful algal blooms – is common in lakes throughout Canada. Data from over 3,000 measurements in nearly 250 water bodies throughout Canada...
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