Freshwater may hold key to managing Lake O's toxic algae, study finds
Thursday, November 29, 2018 - 09:50
in Earth & Climate
U.S. Geological Survey scientists tinkering around with freshwater blue-green algae from Lake Okeechobee have made a simple, yet potentially significant discovery: the amount of salty water needed to transform the tiny organisms from benign to toxic as they travel toward busy coasts.