Cyanobacteria Toxin Testing
The process of assessing the potential danger of cyanobacteria in a water body includes several steps. Step 4 focuses on the detection of cyanobacterial toxins.
Satellite-Detected Cyanobacteria in Large U.S. Lakes on Your Android Phone
Water quality managers need access to current, inexpensive and quality data to protect water resources. To assist in the proactive management of cyanoHAB events, EPA researchers, along with researchers from NASA, NOAA, and the USGS have developed a time-efficient way to use satellite data in monitoring for cyanoHAB events to help protect recreational and drinking water sources.
A Deeper Look at HABs
Cyanobacteria that have the potential to cause HABs can be found in a diverse array of aquatic systems, from the highly visible planktonic blooms to less conspicuous benthic mats. To date, benthic cyanobacteria that grow on substrates in aquatic ecosystems have been overlooked in risk assessments.
Lake Champlain, USA: A Cost-Effective & Sustainable Monitoring Program
]In this article, we share the development of the Lake Champlain cyanobacteria monitoring program and the current design. Its citizen-supported sustainable approach is now applied statewide in Vermont and may be a useful example for others looking to develop a cyanobacteria monitoring program.
Cyanobacteria Identification
The process of assessing the potential danger of cyanobacteria in a water body includes several steps. Step 3 focuses on the identification of cyanobacteria present in the sample.
Cyanobacteria Bloom Field Sampling
The process of assessing the potential danger of cyanobacteria in a water body includes several steps. Step 1 focuses on how to sample a bloom in the field and preserve samples for analysis.
Cyanobacteria Bloom Detection
The process of assessing the potential danger of cyanobacteria in a water body includes several steps. This step focuses on how to detect a bloom.
News From Our Affiliates — May / June 2019
California Lake Management Society (CALMS)
The California Lake Management Society (CALMS) would like to encourage you to submit your abstract for the 34th annual conference held on October 10–11 in San Diego, California. Abstracts are due by Friday, July 12, 2019. // California Lake Management Society
Lower Qu’Appelle Watershed Stewards Undertakes Sewage Survey
There are six recreational lakes within our watershed with many resort villages, hamlets and towns that reside along the watershed edge. Water in the Qu’Appelle River watershed is used for many ...
July is Lakes Appreciation Month!
For NALMS and lake lovers everywhere, July is special – it’s Lakes Appreciation Month! You work and play on them. You drink from them. But do you really appreciate them? Growing population, development, and invasive species stress your local lakes, ponds, and reservoirs. All life needs water; let’s not take it for granted! Lakes Appreciation Month is a time to enjoy our lakes and reservoirs, spread the news of how important they are and how we can keep them special.
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Lakes Appreciation Month Facts
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President’s Message — May / June 2019
Ahh summer – time to love our lakes or as we do at NALMS – celebrate Lakes Appreciation Month and collect and submit our annual Secchi Dip-In reading! Lakes Appreciation Month preparations are in full swing with 14 states (as of this writing) proclaiming July is Lakes Appreciation Month. Check to see if your state is among those participating on our proclamation tracker: https://www.nalms.org/lakes-appreciation-month/. While there, download the fun, kid-friendly Lakes Appreciation-focused BINGO sheet; order t-shirt color-ons for your lakes appreciation event; and ...
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