Lake George algal bloom: harmful but not too toxic
By Ry Rivard
Lake watchdogs have warned for years that rising pollution levels in the lake — fueled in part by leaking lakeside septics — would help cause such a bloom.
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Lake George, Mirror Lake suffer algal blooms
By Ry Rivard
The confirmation of a harmful algal bloom atop Lake George brings to the surface worries that researchers, watchdogs and residents have had for years.
A lake in crisis
By Ry Rivard
Bacteria in Champlain—cupped by New York, Vermont and Quebec—are feeding on polluted runoff from around the lake, especially Vermont’s dairyland, and thriving in water that is warming along with the rest of the globe.
What is a harmful algal bloom?
The only way to prevent a bloom is by targeting and stopping the source of excessive nutrients.
Former Lake George entertainment hub now filters pollutants
The wetlands were built in reaction to Lake George’s declining water quality. They sit beside West Brook Road, where researchers found half of Lake George’s southern basin’s contaminants came from.
Scientists seek early warning for fouled lake water
A U.S. Geological Survey crew installed temperature gauges, nutrient sensors and fluorometers that can measure chlorophyll and colors indicating certain species of algae in Seneca Lake near Geneva.