The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) just awarded a series of grant funds to research teams, for the installation of scientific instrument suites in the Gulf of Maine. The instruments will keep track of algal blooms in the area, and also predict when such events might occur.
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20 October 2011
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Through a series of decisions taken by the federal government of the United States, the selling of dishwasher detergent containing phosphates has been forbidden in the country. But this measure, designed to safeguard life, is making homeowners unhappy. The new detergents, which were deprived of one of their main acti... |
27 January 2011
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Officials at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announce that experts investigating the causes and effects of algal bloom influencing coastal Atlantic communities have just been awarded a $1 million grant to continue their work.Preventing and controlling harmful algal blooms is of paramount... |
19 August 2010
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Officials from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announce that they are offering $543,336 in funding for two competitive grants, aimed at studying the natural phenomenon known as Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB). The experts want to study how algae multiply in the Puget Sound area, which represe... |
4 August 2010
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Experts at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have for a long time proposed that the chemical element phosphorus may be playing an active role in supporting the development of algal blooms in the Great Lakes of Northern America. However, they never knew this for sure, which is precisely why... |
4 August 2010
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Over the past few years, researchers have been discussing a wide array of possibilities in terms on geoengineering. This type of approach may unfortunately be necessary due to the fact that the international political will necessary to take care of our planet within decent limits appears to be completely lacking. Wha... |
17 March 2010
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Scientists have recently determined that one of the main reasons why algal blooms spread across the surface of lakes, rivers, seas and oceans is the fact that top predatory fish in these ecosystems are being hunted. The animals usually keep algae in check, but, as they disappear, the organisms spawn out of control. T... |
2 December 2009
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