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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"harmful algae blooms"”.
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Effects of hydrothermal liquefaction on algal toxins from harmful algae blooms
The formation of harmful algae blooms (HABs) in natural waters is an intensifying issue throughout the world and poses risks to the environment due in part to the toxins they release. A promising mitigation technique is to physically collect the HABs from the environment and convert them into …
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Investigation of the genotoxic potential of the marine biotoxins okadaic acid and azaspiracids
… okadaic acid (OA) and azaspiracids (AZAs). Harmful algae blooms (HABs) are an increasing global problem with implications for the ecosystem, economy and human health. Most data available on human intoxication are based on acute toxicity. To date, limited data has been published on possible …
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Hydrothermal liquefaction of wild-harvested cyanobacterial bloom from hypereutrophic Lake Tainter, Wisconsin
This study demonstrates the potential of Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs) as a feedstock for generating biofuels hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) and asserts that HTL is a uniquely practical technology for use of this biohazardous material. Using a wild-harvested cyanobacteria HAB from Lake Tainter, …
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Stochastic modeling of Karlotoxin's influence on prey
… major.It is associated with fish kills due to harmful algae blooms by releasing a compound called Karlotoxin. This toxin is known to affect their prey's bio-locomotion by stunning them and slowing them down. In this dissertation, we investigate whether the toxin plays a crucial role in …
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Harvest-Time Optimal Path Planning in Dynamic Flows
… paths to the highly relevant issue of collecting harmful algae blooms. Our final case considers an application to next generation offshore aquaculture technologies. In particular, we consider in this case path planning of an offshore moving fish farm that accounts for optimizing fish growth. …
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Environmental drivers and advective transport of harmful phytoplankton in North West European shelf seas
Harmful phytoplankton occur naturally in British waters. However, little is known about the environmental drivers that lead to the formation and advection of harmful algae blooms (HABs). To minimise adverse effects of HABs it is necessary to improve our understanding of links between advection, …