Hamilton reef
04-30-2003, 10:27 PM
Toxic algae threatens Great Lakes; U.S. funding is sought to combat outbreaks
Two of Ohio’s leading algae researchers said they’re relying on help from Congress to turn back a toxic form of algae that has plagued western Lake Erie since the mid 1990s.
Dr. Wayne Carmichael of Wright State University and Dr. David Culver of Ohio State University said they are alarmed by the comeback of harmful blue-green algae worldwide, especially one in western Lake Erie called microcystis. (more)
‘We’re fairly certain [the toxic algae] is directly related to the zebra mussel,’ says Dr. Wayne Carmichael. (more)
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030430&Category=NEWS06&ArtNo=104300056&Ref=AR
Two of Ohio’s leading algae researchers said they’re relying on help from Congress to turn back a toxic form of algae that has plagued western Lake Erie since the mid 1990s.
Dr. Wayne Carmichael of Wright State University and Dr. David Culver of Ohio State University said they are alarmed by the comeback of harmful blue-green algae worldwide, especially one in western Lake Erie called microcystis. (more)
‘We’re fairly certain [the toxic algae] is directly related to the zebra mussel,’ says Dr. Wayne Carmichael. (more)
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030430&Category=NEWS06&ArtNo=104300056&Ref=AR