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Researchers in Minnesota acquire first genome for doli algal bloom
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For the first time, a genome sequence has been developed for an unfamiliar species of harmful algae that’s been blooming in the Great Lakes.
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For the first time, a genome sequence has been developed for an unfamiliar species of harmful algae that’s been blooming in the Great Lakes.
Michigan is searching the state’s sewers for the virus that causes COVID-19.
By Ray García
Algae pollution, plastic pollution and waste run-off plague the Great Lakes here in the United States. But similar problems also threaten large bodies of freshwater worldwide. The seven African Great Lakes and Lake Baikal in Russia, two of the world’s largest systems of freshwater, also face these problems daily. During the summer, a rapid growth of algae is among the most prominent challenges in Lake Erie and Lake Michigan. These algal blooms harm the lake animals and can harm humans as well.
The species “is undergoing a dramatic expansion of its breeding range in North America,” the study published in the journal Ontario Birds said.
In the Great Lakes region, coal ash polluted groundwater at 73 of 80 monitored sites.
A diverse group of Michigan organizations is forming a coalition to improve water quality in Lake Erie.
Two women are walking from Lake Michigan to Lake Superior to raise awareness of Great Lakes conservation. And they’ll do it in one month.
The president’s proposed cuts to the GLRI will have severe consequences for the Great Lakes, unless Congress can turn things around.