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The Water Council Announces Seventh Round of Pilot Program Winners
The Water Council, a nonprofit championing water technology innovation in the world’s freshwater hub, recently announced the winners of its 2021 Pilot...
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Color-Changing Indicator Predicts Algal Blooms
Murky green algal blooms are more than a major eyesore; they reveal that a body of water could be unsafe for swimming...
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NOAA Awards Funding for Harmful Algal Bloom Research
NOAA is announcing $15.2 million in funding for harmful algal bloom (HAB) research projects throughout United States coastal and Great Lakes waters.
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EPA Announces Resources to Address Nutrient Pollution Affecting Waters
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released three new resources to assist the agency’s state, territorial and authorized tribal partners to address...
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EPA Launches Cyanobacteria Web Tool for Water Quality Monitoring
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently launched the CyANWeb application, expanding digital platforms beyond its CyAN Android app. The new web tool...
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Surge in Nitrogen Has Turned Sargassum Into the World's Largest Algal Bloom
For centuries, pelagic Sargassum, a floating brown seaweed, has grown in low nutrient waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, supported by natural nutrient...
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Researchers Addressing Algal Blooms in Conventional Water Treatment Facilities
Toxins from harmful algal blooms are increasingly contaminating sources waters, as well as the drinking water treatment facilities that the source waters...
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Updated Software Algorithm Can Automatically Predict Algal Blooms, Says LG Sonic
Entry 245188LG Sonic recently announced it’s making use of artificial intelligence to further develop a software algorithm that aims to automatically predict...
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EPA Calling for Better Nutrient Management in Lakes Nationwide
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the results of a national assessment showing that nutrient pollution is widespread in the nation’s...
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Ahoy! SoundGuardian Boosts Wastewater Work on Puget Sound
A new high-tech research vessel is helping wastewater professionals improve the safety, scope and efficiency of water-quality monitoring efforts in Washington’s Puget...
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AWWA and Water Research Foundation Publish Cyanotoxins Guidance for Water Utilities
The American Water Works Association and the Water Research Foundation have released a guide and additional resources to help water professionals detect...
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Florida Stormwater Projects to Improve Indian River Lagoon Water Quality
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection awarded more than $1.6 million in funding for stormwater projects in Brevard County to protect the health...
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News Briefs: Two Wastewater Workers Air-Lifted After Gas Exposure
Two treatment plant workers were rescued from the basement of the River Road Wastewater Treatment Plant in Wichita Falls, Texas, on Saturday,...













