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💧🌏 Greg Cocks<p>Modeling Future Land Cover And Water Quality Change In Minneapolis, MN, USA To Support Drinking Water Source Protection Decisions<br>--<br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.13109" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.1310</span><span class="invisible">9</span></a> &lt;-- shared paper<br>--<br><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/GIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GIS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spatial</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mapping</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/remotesensing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>remotesensing</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/earthobservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earthobservation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/landsat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>landsat</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/fedscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fedscience</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/landuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>landuse</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/landcover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>landcover</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/waterquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waterquality</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/model" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>model</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/modeling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>modeling</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatialanalysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spatialanalysis</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatiotemporal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spatiotemporal</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/NLCD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NLCD</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Minneapolis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minneapolis</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/MississippiR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MississippiR</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/hydrology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hydrology</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/watersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>watersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/waterresources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waterresources</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/nitrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nitrates</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/phosphorus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phosphorus</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/cyanotoxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyanotoxins</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minnesota</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trees</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pesticides</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/fertiliser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fertiliser</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>farming</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/potable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>potable</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>runoff</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>farming</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/FORESCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FORESCE</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/urbanisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>urbanisation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/urban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>urban</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/headwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>headwater</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/watershed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>watershed</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/planning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>planning</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/urbanplanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>urbanplanning</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/management" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>management</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/nitrogencycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nitrogencycle</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soil</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/watertreatment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>watertreatment</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/sediment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sediment</span></a></p>
CellBioNews<p><a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/Chlorine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chlorine</span></a> plus <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/UV_light" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UV_light</span></a> can <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/detoxify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>detoxify</span></a> water affected by harmful <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/algae_blooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>algae_blooms</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/cyanobacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyanobacteria</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/HAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HAB</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/cyanotoxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyanotoxins</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/drinking_water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drinking_water</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-02-chlorine-uv-detoxify-affected-algae.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-02-chlorine</span><span class="invisible">-uv-detoxify-affected-algae.html</span></a></p>
CellBioNews<p><a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/Chlorine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chlorine</span></a> plus <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/UV_light" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UV_light</span></a> can <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/detoxify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>detoxify</span></a> water affected by harmful <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/algae_blooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>algae_blooms</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/cyanobacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyanobacteria</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/HAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HAB</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/cyanotoxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyanotoxins</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/drinking_water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drinking_water</span></a></p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-02-chlorine-uv-detoxify-affected-algae.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-02-chlorine</span><span class="invisible">-uv-detoxify-affected-algae.html</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Cyanobacterial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cyanobacterial</span></a> blooms are becoming more frequent and severe as a result of climate change, according to the Charles River Watershed Association.</p><p>“Excess <a href="https://c.im/tags/phosphorus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phosphorus</span></a> from stormwater runoff and warmer temperatures cause cyanobacteria populations to explode into a toxic bloom, <br>releasing dangerous <a href="https://c.im/tags/cyanotoxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyanotoxins</span></a> that threaten public health, <br>are fatal to pets, <br>and are harmful to the ecosystem,” according to the association.</p><p><a href="https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/09/20/harmful-bacteria-bloom-found-in-charles-river/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">boston.com/news/local-news/202</span><span class="invisible">4/09/20/harmful-bacteria-bloom-found-in-charles-river/</span></a></p>
Punk Metal n Bowie<p>Statesman Journal: Health officials warn public to avoid North Santiam River due to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cyanotoxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyanotoxins</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bluegreenalgae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bluegreenalgae</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/oregon/2024/07/16/north-santiam-river-algae-boom/74434601007/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">statesmanjournal.com/story/new</span><span class="invisible">s/local/oregon/2024/07/16/north-santiam-river-algae-boom/74434601007/</span></a></p>
Victor<p>California’s largest freshwater lake has turned bright green due to algae blooms so intense they are visible from space. <a href="https://spore.social/tags/cyanobacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyanobacteria</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/algalbloom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>algalbloom</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/cyanotoxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyanotoxins</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/waterquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waterquality</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/31/california-clear-lake-green-space-images" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/articl</span><span class="invisible">e/2024/may/31/california-clear-lake-green-space-images</span></a></p>
Victor<p>California’s largest freshwater lake has turned bright green due to algae blooms so intense they are visible from space. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/cyanobacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyanobacteria</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/algalbloom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>algalbloom</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/cyanotoxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyanotoxins</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/waterquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waterquality</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/31/california-clear-lake-green-space-images" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/articl</span><span class="invisible">e/2024/may/31/california-clear-lake-green-space-images</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>Toxic <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/algae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>algae</span></a> blooms are the new normal as <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/CO2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CO2</span></a> levels keep rising<br>Ponds, rivers, and lakes all over are getting hit by blooms of blue-green algae. These <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/microbes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbes</span></a> sometimes produce huge quantities of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toxins</span></a>—<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cyanotoxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyanotoxins</span></a>—which can cause diarrhea, vomiting, breathing difficulties, and occasionally even death in humans. Outbreaks have been associated with pet and livestock fatalities. <a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/09/toxic-algae-blooms-are-the-new-normal-as-co2-levels-keep-rising/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/science/2023/0</span><span class="invisible">9/toxic-algae-blooms-are-the-new-normal-as-co2-levels-keep-rising/</span></a></p>
Annother<p>Blue-green algae—“a group of photosynthesizing bacteria called <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cyanobacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyanobacteria</span></a> is “becoming increasingly problematic worldwide, in part due to the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatecrisis</span></a> .” </p><p>They can “produce huge quantities of toxins—<a href="https://mas.to/tags/cyanotoxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyanotoxins</span></a> —which can cause diarrhea, vomiting, breathing difficulties, &amp; occasionally even death in humans. Outbreaks have been associated with pet &amp; livestock fatalities.”</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/09/toxic-algae-blooms-are-the-new-normal-as-co2-levels-keep-rising/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/science/2023/0</span><span class="invisible">9/toxic-algae-blooms-are-the-new-normal-as-co2-levels-keep-rising/</span></a></p>
Professor Mark Osborn<p>Blooms of <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Cyanobacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cyanobacteria</span></a> pose a significant threat to <a href="https://aus.social/tags/freshwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freshwater</span></a> systems including rivers driving both <a href="https://aus.social/tags/eutrophication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eutrophication</span></a> and its dire implications for freshwater species as oxygen availability plummets and also the additional threat posed by <a href="https://aus.social/tags/cyanotoxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyanotoxins</span></a> produced by some Cyanobacteria.</p><p>This new research in Scientific Reports takes a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/metagenomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>metagenomics</span></a> and Q-PCR approach to explore the composition of the Cyanobacterial populations and their cyanotoxin production gene in major rivers across the United States (in 2019) and identifies Microcystis as the key toxin producing genus across this study.</p><p>Find out more on:</p><p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-29037-6" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s41598-023</span><span class="invisible">-29037-6</span></a></p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/microbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbiology</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MicrobialEcology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicrobialEcology</span></a></p>