Harmful Algal Blooms and Drinking Water Treatment Research

  • Harmful Algal Blooms and Drinking Water Treatment Research | NALMS LakeLine Summer 2015
    • The US Environmental Protection Agency has been conducting algal bloom research at multiple facilities around Lake Erie over the past few years to help communities confront the challenge of keeping cyanobacterial toxins from reaching consumers’ taps. The first goal of this research is to determine how drinking water providers can optimize their existing facilities to maximize their treatment capabilities for removing cyanobacteria and their toxins.

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      TITLE  |  Harmful Algal Blooms and Drinking Water Treatment Research
      LOCATION  |  Lake Erie, USA and Canada
      SOURCE  |  LakeLine 35:2, Summer 2015, pp. 21-23
      AUTHORS  |  Darren Lytle and Nick Dugan