by Jalen B | May 21, 2025 | Algae, Harmful Algal Blooms |
Aphanizomenon: The Bloom You Don’t Want to See Understanding the toxic cyanobacteria threatening our lakes—and how to fight back. By Patrick Goodwin, M.S., CLM As you take a walk along your favorite lake on a warm summer day and you might see an eerie green sheen...
by Jalen B | Apr 29, 2025 | Algae, Aquatic Plants
Chara: The Rooted Alga with a Competitive Edge Biology, Habitat, Ecological Role, and Proven Management Options for Musk Grass By Patrick Goodwin, M.S., CLM Chara, commonly called “musk grass,” “skunkweed,” or “stonewort,” is a type of green macroalgae in the...
by Jalen B | Mar 26, 2025 | Algae, Case Studies, Nutrient Reduction
Memorial Park Lake Restoration A MetaFloc and MuckBiotics Case Study By Patrick Goodwin, M.S., CLM Study Summary Sediment dosing of MetaFloc and MuckBiotics provided significant long-term water quality improvement. Within 3 days of sediment dosing MetaFloc, the lake...
by Jalen B | Jan 24, 2025 | Harmful Algal Blooms, Phosphorus, Product News
Introducing Sediment Phosphorus Fractionation How sediment phosphorus drives algae blooms and what you can do about it. By Patrick Goodwin, M.S., CLM The sediment phosphorus fractionation (SPF) test is arguably the most informative single test that can be done to...
by Jalen B | Jan 9, 2025 | Muck, Product News
How to Continue Muck Reduction in Cold Water When microbial activity slows in cold temperatures, how can we improve it? By Landon Wiet As water temperatures increase (over 60° F), microbial activity in the water column and sediment will also ramp up and begin...
by Jalen B | Oct 22, 2024 | Harmful Algal Blooms, Phosphorus
Fixing Sediment Phosphorus 3 Important Factors to Consider When Addressing Internal Phosphorus Loading in Lakes By Patrick Goodwin, M.S., CLM Figure 1. Modified illustration of phosphorus loading from Gibbs & Hickey 2018 Internal phosphorus (P) loading from...
by Jalen B | Sep 26, 2024 | Microbiology, Nutrient Reduction
Keeping Your Lakes Safe: All About Swimmer’s Itch Biology, Detection, Risk Factors, and In-lake Management Options for Swimmer’s Itch By Patrick Goodwin, M.S., CLM Figure 1. Picture of cercariaea (Public Health Image Library) Biology Swimmer’s itch...
by Jalen B | Aug 15, 2024 | Harmful Algal Blooms, Microbiology, Research Papers
Cyanobacteria 101: Solving A Dangerous Problem Toxins, Classification, Dominance, Key Thresholds, and Solutions for Lake Managers By Patrick Goodwin, M.S., CLM The final and ultimate stage of eutrophication is when cyanobacteria dominance becomes permanent in a lake....
by Jalen B | Jul 25, 2024 | Algae, Harmful Algal Blooms
Golden Algae, The Hidden Fish Killer Prymnesium parvum is responsible for many fish deaths, but there are solutions. By Patrick Goodwin, M.S., CLM The toxic golden algae Prymnesium parvum has been documented and implicated in numerous large-scale fish kills worldwide,...
by Jalen B | Jun 26, 2024 | Muck, Probiotic
Muck Digestion Products: Take competitors’ claims with a grain of salt The results are in, are all muck digesters the same? By Landon Wiet At Natural Lake Biosciences, we believe in real science that produces real results. That’s why our MuckBiotics has earned the...
