Mobile device could make it easier to predict and control harmful algal blooms

Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - 04:30 in Earth & Climate

In the past 10 years, harmful algal blooms — sudden increases in the population of algae, typically in coastal regions and freshwater systems — have become a more serious problem for marine life throughout the U.S. The blooms are made up of phytoplankton, which naturally produce biotoxins, and those toxins can affect not only fish […]

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