Algae

In the movie, Finding Dory, underwater algae and plants appear in nearly every scene. From kelp to seagrasses, these algae and plants serve an important cinematic role as mysterious curtains and beautifully flowing details, but in the real world, these algae and plants serve just an even more significant function. Early in the movie, baby Dory searches the kelp forest by the Marine Life Institute, and later she returns to find her parents in the same kelp forest. Kelp forests are some of the…

Chile. Six months later the government and the public have yet to reconcile their beliefs on the cause of the incident. According to Soberanes and Perez’ article, “The salmon crisis in Chile’s Chiloe Island,” government officials blame a “red tide” of algae as the main cause of the fish kill, completely independent of government authorization for the salmon industry to dump 9,000 tons of dead salmon off the Chilean coast. SalmonChile, of the Salmon Industry Association, defends this point of…

The blue-green algae are known to release to release microcystin. Also, the E. coli bacteria was recently found in Lake Winnipeg, in July last year two of the Lake Winnipeg’s popular beaches had a high record of E. coli contamination. The record was 1364 E. coli bacteria per 100 millilitres of water. The Lake Winnipeg Foundation is attempting to address the underlying causes of destructive green-blue algae blossoms. Lake Winnipeg Health Plan distinguishes eight…

Transportation uses 56% of gasoline and electricity generally used 27% of natural gas in 20141. Gasoline and natural gas become less available as time goes by. Algae biodiesel can replace gasoline after 20 years. Nuclear power and coal power can provide baseload electricity; solar power and natural gas can use battery to provide the peak electricity. Algae can be produced with waste water in the photobioreactors or open ponds. Photobioreactors is a closed environment which incorporates natural…

project centers around a mobile bio reactor that generates clean algae from algae bloom polluted water, caused by an excess of fertilizer. Our company was inspired by a desire to clean up pollution, while producing a clean, organic product that could be given back to local fish farms, feeding the animals that were once threatened by the toxic algae blooms. Our portable bioreactor will convert fertilizer polluted water into clean…

depletes the amount of marine life due to the limited oxygen resources. This is due to the increase of algae life that surrounds their areas. The algae consumes the oxygen in the water to support themselves. While this is going on, they are reproducing at a high rate due to a excess of nitrogen flowing out into the water. The nitrogen and phosphorus promotes a finite resources to the algae which causes a population explosion. Most of the nitrogen and phosphorus come from agriculture…

The Invisible Marine Overload In every environment, there is an essential balance that must be maintained. Otherwise, those environments would suffer major consequences and ultimately, become dysfunctional. Though no ecosystem is perfectly in check, there is an extent to how unstable it can become before issues emerge. Unfortunately, this balance in the oceans has been further disrupted recently by one of many species: the jellyfish. These gracefully drifting creatures have not…

Otocinclus catfish can be very handy fish to have in your aquarium. They will gladly graze on any soft brown or green algae that grows in your tank. However, what happens when your Oto eats all the algae and it doesn't grow fast enough to sustain your catfish? Well, there are several other types of food that you can add to supplement your Oto's diet. 1. Otos love to eat fresh vegetables. Veggies such as spinach, romaine lettuce, parsley, cucumber, zucchini, green beans, and peas are all great…

Roof Discolored? Know Three Potential Reasons Why Nobody wants a roof that is a community eyesore with discoloration. Unfortunately, there may be factors at play that are causing this blemish. In order to fix the problem, you must know what is causing it to occur. Here are three reasons why discoloration can happen to a roof. Pigment From Asphalt Shingles There is a process called extractive bleeding where black pigments found in your roof’s shingles can cause a stain to appear. It typically…

but it’s polluted once again. Lake Erie contained increased levels of phosphorus and nitrogen, which contributed to eutrophication, (a process that encourages the development of algal blooms). Since the 1960s Lake Erie has had many problems with algae. Waste water from the sewers also made their way into the lake, as this was happening factories were dumping pollutants into the lake and waterways. As did fertilizer and pesticides from agricultural runoff. The Ohio Department of Natural…