Have you heard of cyanobacteria? It is not some new superbug, but rather the cause of blue-green algal blooms in freshwater lakes. Aside from being an eyesore, it also means the loss of lakes as a valuable source of drinking water.
One individual absorbing the powers of another seems like the kind of thing that only happens in comics or video games. But allow Mother Nature to surprise you once more. A sea slug found mostly along the United States' east coast has the strange and life-sustaining ability to steal photosynthetic genes from algae.
Algae typically sounds harmless. In some cases though, algae can spread wide enough and in incredible density that they pollute a lake, making its water unfit for consumption. The exact thing happened in Lake Erie last summer, when the nearby city of Toledo in Ohio had to ban consuming water from the lake.
Three dogs in California died two months after drinking from a lake full of toxic algae bloom. However, pet owners claimed that the warning signs were inadequate. Officials say that the reason for the bloom spread throughout Lake Chabot in Alameda County, CA is the state's dry, warm weather.
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Just recently, algae blooms were observed in the West Coast of North America near Monterey Bay, with experts noticing that it might be the largest bloom ever in history as seen via satellite. Monterey Bay's waters were tested with unprecedented levels of domoic acid, forcing wild and farmed shellfish operations from California to B.C to stop harvesting until the bloom clears.
Toxic algal blooms are said to be common in waters around the world. However, evidence suggests that global climate change is exacerbating the problem, causing these events to become more frequent and more severe. Some of the most common treatments for algae blooms include utilizing a sludge removal system or using of algae removal products.
