News articles tagged with 'eutrophication'
Double trouble for water life
— 19 May 2009 15:44 | EnvironmentExcess phosphorus and nitrogen produced by human activities on neighbouring land is making its way into our coastal waters and degrading both water quality and aquatic life. Although... — full story
Sewage treatment in the East may be enough to reduce Baltic algal blooms
— 6 May 2009 18:53 | EnvironmentUpgrading sewage treatment in the southeastern Baltic Sea states to Swedish standards may suffice to reduce algal blooms in the Baltic to levels of the 1950s. This is shown in a study... — full story
Baltic states failing to protect most damaged sea
— 5 Sep 2008 15:26 | EnvironmentNine Baltic sea states all scored failing grades in an annual WWF evaluation of their performance in protecting and restoring the world's most damaged sea... — full story
Mar Menor coastal lagoon vulnerable to climate change
— 29 Jul 2008 16:42 | EnvironmentResearchers from the University of Murcia have demonstrated the vulnerability of the Mar Menor coastal lagoon to climate change. As a result of an up to 5 C increase in water temperatures... — full story
Scientists find key to saving the world's lakes
— 22 Jul 2008 15:08 | EnvironmentAfter completing one of the longest running experiments ever done on a lake, researchers from the University of Alberta, University of Minnesota and the Freshwater Institute, contend... — full story
Cruise-liner sewage adds to Baltic decline
— 9 Jul 2008 12:12 | EnvironmentMost international cruise ship companies operating in the Baltic Sea have refused to co-operate with a plea from WWF to stop dumping their sewage straight into the water... — full story
Streams are natural filters
— 12 Mar 2008 18:00 | EnvironmentStreams are natural filters that help remove and transform pollutants that drain from surrounding watersheds, including excess nitrogen from human activities. Scientists know this as... — full story
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