Mapping of Gulf dead zone must continue: Letter

Mapping of Gulf dead zone must continue: Letter By Doug Daigle, Letters to the Editor, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune2 July 2014  Researchers found an above-average 5,840 square mile area with oxygen levels below 2 parts per million along Louisiana's coast in 2013, well above the 2,889 square miles measured in 2012, and above the five-year average. (Louisiana [...]

2017-01-17T09:21:58+00:00August 19th, 2014|News|Comments Off on Mapping of Gulf dead zone must continue: Letter

We can avoid another Toledo water crisis (guest column)

We can avoid another Toledo water crisis (guest column) By Lana Pollack, Detroit Free Press10 August 2014 The City of Toledo water intake crib is surrounded by algae, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014, in Lake Erie, about 2.5 miles off the shore of Curtice, Ohio. More tests are needed to ensure that toxins are out of [...]

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Toledo Harmful Algal Bloom Updates

Toledo Harmful Algal Bloom Updates By Christina Dierkes5 August 2014   Ohio Sea Grant Fact Sheets   10 things I should know about algal blooms Harmful Algal Blooms in Ohio Waters Dr. Jeff Reutter’s Answers to Frequently Asked Questions What is a harmful algal bloom? A harmful algal bloom (HAB) is any large increased density of [...]

2017-01-17T09:21:58+00:00August 11th, 2014|News|Comments Off on Toledo Harmful Algal Bloom Updates

Portman pushes for action

Portman pushes for action By Tom Jackson, Sandusky Register5 August 2014U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, said Monday he's pushing federal officials to use the new algal bloom measure that Portman authored and President Barack Obama signed into law a few weeks ago. Portman's Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2014, [...]

2014-08-06T09:36:00+00:00August 6th, 2014|News|Comments Off on Portman pushes for action

‘Dead zone’ in the Gulf of Mexico is the size of Connecticut

'Dead zone' in the Gulf of Mexico is the size of Connecticut By MSN News5 August 2014  A shrimp boat trolls for its catch on April 19, 2011 near Middle Ground in southern Louisiana. The zone, which at about 5,000 square miles (13,000 sq km) is the second largest in the world but still smaller [...]

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Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ is the size of Connecticut

Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' is the size of Connecticut By Melodi Smith and Jason Hanna, CNN5 August 2014  A dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico has formed west of the Mississippi River delta. STORY HIGHLIGHTS The Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" is caused by an algae blooms that suck up oxygen Scientists first [...]

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Gulf of Mexico dead zone not shrinking as hoped, researchers find

Gulf of Mexico dead zone not shrinking as hoped, researchers find By Amy Wold, The Advocate6 August 2014  It was with mixed emotions that Nancy Rabalais and other scientists headed to the Gulf of Mexico for the annual mapping of the low-oxygen area known commonly as the “dead zone.” It was the 30th year Rabalais [...]

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400,000 in Toledo, Ohio, water scare await test results

400,000 in Toledo, Ohio, water scare await test results By By Susanna Capelouto and Mark Morgenstein, CNN3 August 2014 (CNN) -- As residents of Toledo, Ohio, waited for word on when their water will be safe to drink, Mayor D. Michael Collins said Sunday morning that tests of the water supply were going to take longer [...]

2017-01-17T09:21:59+00:00August 4th, 2014|News|Comments Off on 400,000 in Toledo, Ohio, water scare await test results

Dead zone in Gulf shrinks

Dead zone in Gulf shrinks By Michael Kimmel, The Battalion online21 July 2014For 10 years, Texas A&M oceanography professor and researcher Steve DiMarco has led a research cruise in the Gulf of Mexico, to study and predict hypoxic regions of water.  According to the team’s findings, the hypoxic — or oxygen depleted regions of water [...]

2017-01-17T09:21:59+00:00July 22nd, 2014|News|Comments Off on Dead zone in Gulf shrinks
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