Harmful Algal Blooms

Author : Sandra E. Shumway,JoAnn M. Burkholder,Steven L. Morton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118994658

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Harmful Algal Blooms by Sandra E. Shumway,JoAnn M. Burkholder,Steven L. Morton Pdf

Harmful Algal Blooms: A Compendium Desk Reference provides basic information on harmful algal blooms (HAB) and references for individuals in need of technical information when faced with unexpected or unknown harmful algal events. Chapters in this volume will provide readers with information on causes of HAB, successful management and monitoring programs, control, prevention, and mitigation strategies, economic consequences of HAB, associated risks to human health, impacts of HAB on food webs and ecosystems, and detailed information on the most common HAB species. Harmful Algal Blooms: A Compendium Desk Reference will be an invaluable resource to managers, newcomers to the field, those who do not have easy or affordable access to scientific literature, and individuals who simply do not know where to begin searching for the information needed, especially when faced with novel and unexpected HAB events. Edited by three of the world's leading harmful algal bloom researchers and with contributions from leading experts, Harmful Algal Blooms: A Compendium Desk Reference will be a key source of information for this increasingly important topic.

Author : Harold W. Walker
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781466583054

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Harmful Algae Blooms in Drinking Water by Harold W. Walker Pdf

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) occurring in freshwater, and the associated toxins they produce, are dangerous to animals and humans. Mitigating the increasing presence of HABs presents a major challenge to water managers and drinking water utilities across the world. This book explores the current research on removal of HABs and toxins from drinking water. It provides the necessary tools so that treatment plant operators, engineers, and water managers can understand the vulnerability of drinking water treatment plants to HABs and develop treatment processes to minimize the impact of these contaminants. Although conventional treatment processes can be effective for the removal of HAB cells and some HAB toxins under optimal conditions, the potential exists for significant breakthrough of toxins during normal operation. As a result, there is a recognized need for more advanced techniques. Possible advanced processes for removing HAB toxins include granular activated carbon (GAC), powdered activated carbon (PAC), or oxidative processes. This book reviews both conventional and advanced treatment processes and presents clear and easy-to-understand procedures for the design of systems for optimal cell or toxin removal.

Author : Lasse H. Pettersson,Dmitry Pozdnyakov
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540682097

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Monitoring of Harmful Algal Blooms by Lasse H. Pettersson,Dmitry Pozdnyakov Pdf

Monitoring of Harmful Algae Blooms is a timely guide to the research techniques in use to monitor visible algae blooms and through remote sensing, including infrared techniques, predict them through mathematical modeling. Drawing on current and future satellite data, the book presents visible perspectives on a more efficient HAB monitoring system for the future. It also emphasizes practical applications, impacting on marine ecology, national economy, health, food and safety and quality assurance.

Author : Patricia M. Glibert,Elisa Berdalet,Michele A. Burford,Grant C. Pitcher,Mingjiang Zhou
Publisher : Springer
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319700694

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Global Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms by Patricia M. Glibert,Elisa Berdalet,Michele A. Burford,Grant C. Pitcher,Mingjiang Zhou Pdf

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) - blooms that cause fish kills, contaminate seafood with toxins, or cause human or ecological health impacts and harm to local economies - are occurring more often, in more places and lasting longer than in past decades. This expansion is primarily the result of human activities, through increased nutrient inputs and various aspects of climate change. The Global Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms (GEOHAB) programme promoted international collaboration to understand HAB population dynamics in various oceanographic regimes and to improve the prediction of HABs. This volume introduces readers to the overarching framework of the GEOHAB programme, factors contributing to the global expansion of harmful algal blooms, the complexities of HABs in different habitats, and the forward-looking issues to be tackled by the next generation of GEOHAB, GlobalHAB. The programme brought together an international team of contributing scientists and ecosystem managers, and its outcomes will greatly benefit the international research community.

Author : H. Kenneth Hudnell
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 950 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2008-03-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780387758657

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Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms: State of the Science and Research Needs by H. Kenneth Hudnell Pdf

With the ever-increasing incidence of harmful cyanobacterial algal blooms, this monograph has added urgency and will be essential reading for all sorts of researchers, from neuroscientists to cancer research specialists. The volume contains the proceedings of the 2005 International Symposium on Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms, and has been edited by H. Kenneth Hudnell, of the US Environmental Protection Agency. It contains much of the most recent research into the subject.

Author : E. Granéli,Jefferson T. Turner
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007-10-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 3540740090

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Ecology of Harmful Algae by E. Granéli,Jefferson T. Turner Pdf

Harmful algal can cause a variety of deleterious effects, including the poisoning of fish and shellfish, habitat disruptions for many organisms, water discoloration, beach fouling, and even toxic effects for humans. In this volume, international experts provide an in-depth analysis of harmful algae topics and offer a comprehensive synthesis of the latest research in the field.

Author : Marius Nils Müller,Jorge I. Mardones,Juan Jose Dorantes-Aranda
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9782889635504

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Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in Latin America by Marius Nils Müller,Jorge I. Mardones,Juan Jose Dorantes-Aranda Pdf

Author : Donald Mark Anderson,Allan D. Cemballa,Gustaaf Hallegraeff
Publisher : Springer
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1998-04-16
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822023033350

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Physiological Ecology of Harmful Algal Blooms by Donald Mark Anderson,Allan D. Cemballa,Gustaaf Hallegraeff Pdf

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on "The Physiological Ecology of Harmful Algal Blooms", held at the Bermuda Biological Station for Research, Bermuda, May 27- June 6, 1996

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Trademarks
ISBN : PSU:000066191131

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Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Anonim Pdf

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-12
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789240031302

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Guidelines on recreational water quality. Volume 1 by World Health Organization Pdf

Use of coastal, estuarine and freshwater recreational environments has significant benefits for health and well-being, including rest, relaxation, exercise, cultural and religious practices, and aesthetic pleasure, while also providing substantial local, regional and national economic benefits. These guidelines focus on water quality management for coastal and freshwater environments to protect public health. The guidelines: 1. describe the current state of knowledge about the possible adverse health impacts of various forms of water pollution; and2. set out recommendations for setting national health-based targets, conducting surveillance and risk assessments, putting in place systems to monitor and control risks, and providing timely advice to users on water safety.These guidelines are aimed at national and local authorities, and other entities with an obligation to exercise due diligence relating to the safety of recreational water sites. They may be implemented in conjunction with other measures for water safety (such as drowning prevention and sun exposure) and measures for environmental protection of recreational water use sites.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Algal blooms
ISBN : OCLC:1395919044

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Harmful Algal Blooms by Anonim Pdf

This manual contains information about the prevention, response, and avoidance of harmful algal blooms.

Author : Dylan D'Agate
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Algal blooms
ISBN : 1684620376

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Monster in the Water by Dylan D'Agate Pdf

Written by a kid for kids, Monster in the Water teaches children about environmental pollutants, and how to fight them, while they read an engaging and empowering story. The children of Seaville get a nasty surprise when they go to the beach and find it closed. Is there a monster lurking in the water? The kids enlist the help of environmental scientist Professor Bloomington to learn the causes of the harmful algae growing in their beloved ocean and what they can do to defeat this destructive monster!

Author : Jennifer L. Graham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Algal blooms
ISBN : MINN:31951D02391671K

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Harmful Algal Blooms by Jennifer L. Graham Pdf

Author : John D. Wehr,Robert G. Sheath,J. Patrick Kociolek
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 1066 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780123858771

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Freshwater Algae of North America by John D. Wehr,Robert G. Sheath,J. Patrick Kociolek Pdf

Freshwater Algae of North America: Ecology and Classification, Second Edition is an authoritative and practical treatise on the classification, biodiversity, and ecology of all known genera of freshwater algae from North America. The book provides essential taxonomic and ecological information about one of the most diverse and ubiquitous groups of organisms on earth. This single volume brings together experts on all the groups of algae that occur in fresh waters (also soils, snow, and extreme inland environments). In the decade since the first edition, there has been an explosion of new information on the classification, ecology, and biogeography of many groups of algae, with the use of molecular techniques and renewed interest in biological diversity. Accordingly, this new edition covers updated classification information of most algal groups and the reassignment of many genera and species, as well as new research on harmful algal blooms. Extensive and complete Describes every genus of freshwater algae known from North America, with an analytical dichotomous key, descriptions of diagnostic features, and at least one image of every genus. Full-color images throughout provide superb visual examples of freshwater algae Updated Environmental Issues and Classifications, including new information on harmful algal blooms (HAB) Fully revised introductory chapters, including new topics on biodiversity, and taste and odor problems Updated to reflect the rapid advances in algal classification and taxonomy due to the widespread use of DNA technologies

Author : Christopher Kinkaid
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1505640059

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Toxic Algae by Christopher Kinkaid Pdf

Toxic Algae is an epidemic threatening natural waterways locally, and globally. Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB) are an explosive growth of photosynthetic organisms in a body of water which can harm amphibians, fish, wildlife, pets, and human health by producing dangerous toxins. Fresh water systems such as ponds, lakes, rivers, and reservoirs are under assault from many directions increasing chemical imbalance stressing the aquatic water systems ability to stay in healthy balance. Toxic Algae in Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB) are an increasing threat to waterways throughout the country, and are reported with greater frequency in all 50 states. The water quality of our Ponds, Lakes, Rivers and Reservoirs are of prime importance to local communities, and the general health of local environments and ecosystems globally. Used for recreation, and as a food source for millions of people worldwide, healthy waterways are vital for ecosystems and people everywhere. Cyanobacteria are a photosynthetic bacteria which is normally a very productive part of the aquatic ecosystem. However, when Cyanobacteria "break bad" then very harmful toxins can be produced by some species which can be highly dangerous. Stressed from nutrient loading events such as a storm run-off, natural water bodies are being stressed to the point of imbalance introducing invasive species - including Toxic Algae. Cyanobacteria (called a Blue-Green Algae) are a type of photosynthetic bacteria. When a pond, lake, stream, river, or other water body experiences a "nutrient loading event" conditions can trigger an algal bloom which may result in a Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB). This book examines the causes of Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB) in fresh water systems, and explores methods used to combat the triggers of HAB. As climate change, population growth, and intensified agriculture and animal feeding operations grow the potential for increased frequency and toxicity of Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB) increases exponentially, and represents a real danger to water bodies, aquatic ecosystems, wildlife, livestock, pets and people everywhere. This book discusses how to treat and prevent Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB) providing a means of protecting your pond, lake, river, or reservoir from Toxic Algae.