All water quality articles
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NewsNew AI-driven technology could help combat harmful algal blooms
Researchers are developing an innovative technology that could help stop harmful algal blooms before they spread.
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NewsExploring potential of virovory in combating harmful algal blooms
Toxic cyanobacterial blooms can close lakes, contaminate drinking water and pose risks to human health. A new project is exploring an unlikely tool for mitigating these blooms: virovory, the phenomenon of organisms eating viruses as a food source.
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NewsStatistics give a chance to prevent river tragedies like the Oder River crisis
Researchers believe there is a possibility of avoiding fish kills like the one in the Oder River in summer 2022, which was caused by the abrupt proliferation of golden algae, triggered by a combination of various factors. But it requires a change in the approach to analyzing parameters recorded at river monitoring stations.
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NewsWater quality standards ‘should be reviewed to reflect AMR threat’
Water quality standards should be reviewed to reflect the threat from the spread of antibiotic resistance, a team of scientists has warned.