Eutrophication News

The federal government is considering cuts in funding used by health officials to monitor potential pollutants in ocean water.

UP to 40 percent of China's rivers were seriously polluted last year after 75 billion tons of sewage and waste water was discharged into them, the country's water authority said yesterday.

FT. PIERCE, Fla. -- Hundreds of scientists converge on the Treasure Coast to look at why there is an unprecedented algae bloom in the northern intracoastal waterway, and if it is heading our way.

FORT PIERCE — A devastating "super bloom" of algae that may have wiped out tens of thousands of acres of vital sea grasses in the Indian River Lagoon is not likely to threaten the Treasure Coast, a marine scientist predicted Wednesday.

Red tide is slowly clearing from Texas waters, but dinophysis, another toxic algae bloom, has been spotted in some of the bays, another blow to the Texas oyster industry this season.

he brightly coloured gunk clogging parts of Elk Lake is potentially a pet-killer, the Capital Regional District confirmed Wednesday.

There may not be warning signs up at the moment but that doesn't mean it's safe to swim in Lake Horowhenua. Officers at Horizons Regional Council say that most people know not to swim in the polluted lake, which earlier this week was described as having the power to kill if an algal bloom containing cyanobacteria was present.

Results of toxicity tests of the blue-green algae bloom in Lake Connewarre and lower sections of the Barwon River Estuary revealed no change in conditions late last week.

The company in charge of the Opuha Dam is trying to find out why a potentially toxic algal bloom continues to plague the Opihi River.

A Gwynedd angling group says it wants to meet the Welsh government in a final bid to stop pollution spoiling rivers.

Bay of Plenty Regional Council says if a trial aimed at preventing the release of nitrogen and phosphorous from the bed of Lake Rotoehu is successful, it could be used in bigger lakes in the region.

Authorities predict bans on swimming in the Gippsland Lakes due to a toxic blue green algae outbreak will remain in place until the end of summer.

China has spent billions of yuan trying to cleanse its third largest lake, where decades of pollution have brought ecosystems to the brink. But problems persist, report Liang Guorui and He Hanfu.

Maryland officials have filled in the blanks on their draft Chesapeake Bay cleanup plan, and attached an eye-popping pricetag - $7.5 billion over the next five years, and nearly double that by 2025.

THE emergence of a likely algae outbreak in Port Phillip Bay again highlights the need for a clean-up plan for the waterway, the federal opposition says.

Nitrogen fertilizers have been crucial to feeding the increasing number of mouths on earth, but the pollution they leave behind has real consequences that have costs of their own.

VERO BEACH — A Fort Pierce-based environmental research group is shining light — bioluminescence, to be precise — on the problem of pollution in the Indian River Lagoon.

Oyster farmers and locals are celebrating a decision to abandon the release of more effluent into Hawkesbury River, saying it will ensure the health of the famous waterway.

FORT MYERS - Scientists have discovered another algae bloom - one that is impacting the Caloosahatchee River. It has been found along the river from downtown Fort Myers to Fort Myers Shores.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Water pollution rules supported by business, agriculture and utility interests but opposed by environmentalists, who say they are too weak, appear headed for quick passage in the Florida Legislature.