Blue-Green Algae Mitigation Strategies

Title

Blue-Green Algae Mitigation Strategies

Author

Angelo Pilolla, Brittany Latimer, Vedant Paresh Badheka, Andrew Bunn

Host Organization

Miskwabi Area Community Association, Peter Dilworth

Supervising Faculty

Tom Whillans, Environmental and Resource Science/Studies

Date

2021

Location of Document

on-line

Area

Haliburton County

Subject

Environmental Science, Limnology

Abstract

Lakes in the Haliburton area have experienced an unprecedented amount of Blue-Green Algae blooms that threaten the various lake's water quality. This paper has two main objectives: the first is to identify the various reasons why blue-green algae blooms occur and their impact, the second is to provide various strategies to mitigate blooms. To answer the objective an extensive literature was conducted, this paper attempts to answer the object with published information. Various methods will be discussed in mitigating blooms, such as chemical and physical removal options and prevention strategies.

Publisher

Trent University

Files

Reference

Angelo Pilolla, Brittany Latimer, Vedant Paresh Badheka, Andrew Bunn, Blue-Green Algae Mitigation Strategies, Trent University, 2021