by Jalen B | Jun 23, 2025 | Algae, Harmful Algal Blooms
Don’t Let Your Pond Turn Toxic Cyanobacteria Is Killing Dogs—Here’s How You Can Stop It By Landon Wiet Every summer, we hear tragic stories about family dogs who go for a swim in ponds and never come back. The culprit? Cyanobacteria. When blue-green algae, or...
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 Patrick Goodwin | Jan 24, 2023 | Aeration, Harmful Algal Blooms, Muck, Sludge |
5 Reasons Why Oxygenation Saturation Technology (OST)™ Is the Best Aeration Solution by Patrick Goodwin 1. More Oxygen. Better Water Quality OST quantitatively counters oxygen demand by making its own oxygen and dissolving it into the water via gas dissolution...
by Landon Wiet | Sep 8, 2022 | Harmful Algal Blooms
What constitutes a Harmful Algae Bloom (HAB) Any concentration of algae that causes impacts to an aquatic system that can be documented as hazardous to human or ecological health. Algae is a broad term, and includes cyanobacteria, members of the chlorophyta (greens),...
by Jalen B | Jun 12, 2020 | Harmful Algal Blooms, Uncategorized
HABs and Probiotics Study by Michael Frett, Deboarah Lee, and Dan Mckeaton of Natural Lake Biosciences Laboratories A study monitering the effectiveness of using Natural Lake Biosciences’ Probiotic products MuckBiotics and MD Pellets to reduce sediment in water...
by Technical Expert | Jun 6, 2018 | Algae, Harmful Algal Blooms
TOXIC ALGAE ALERT Helping Municipalities Manage HABs Download & print this page Harmful algae blooms, commonly known as HABs, are overgrowths of algae that are often found in stormwater ponds, retention basins, or community lakes. These sometimes toxic algal...
