June 27 (UPI) --A toxic algal bloom is predicted for western Lake Erie this summer, which could harm the wildlife while forcing authorities to close beaches, putting a dent in local economies ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -Every spring and summer the amount of algae that grows in Lake Erie has to be monitored as it can choke out wildlife and effect drinking water. While mainly a problem for ...

Harmful algal bloom as seen from the research docks of The Ohio State University's Stone Laboratory on Gibraltar Island in Lake Erie in 2013. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible ...

Some, like the blooms of cyanobacteria in Lake Erie and Green Bay, are toxic, posing a threat to drinking water supplies. Others, like the blooms of bottom-dwelling algae along Lake Michigan’s ...

One of the main efforts of researchers and students is to mitigate Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms that release toxins. Researchers work to inform the public so we can better understand how to ...

Are we doing enough to safeguard drinking water? Recent cases of water contamination, including an algae bloom in Lake Erie and a chemical leak in West Virginia, has stirred new worries about the ...

It is a trend that I see growing and getting momentum all over the country.” Algae bloom on Toledo in Lake Erie (NASA) Some are calling this trend a return to the notion of the “city-state ...

but a curious discovery in Lake Erie circa 2012 led microbiologists to study an unseasonal display of winter abundance. Blooms of diatoms—microscopic, photosynthetic algae—were alive and well ...