Phytoplankton are microscopic aquatic plants or algae. A sudden increase in their population is called a bloom, which alters the water’s colour. It is also known as "algal bloom”. Experts say ...

ALGAL blooms, which occur when algae overgrow in bodies of water, can not only turn the water green but also kill fish and contaminate the water supply of nearby communities. Laguna Lake, one of Metro ...

But having to wait for the instruments to indicate high algal content poses risk and the results may come out too late that the bloom may have already occurred. “Algal blooms, which occur when ...

A massive toxic algal bloom has swarmed China’s southern coastline, choking marine life, disrupting fisheries, and covering beaches in thick layers of jelly-like algae. The outbreak, fueled by warming ...

Algal blooms are influenced by a combination of available nutrients in the water and sediments (such as nitrogen and phosphorus), a sustained period of low and stable flows, and favourable weather ...

The ruling follows earlier verdicts that have highlighted the ineffectiveness of the government’s nitrogen-cutting policies.