Posts for tag "run-off"
Pushing Lake Science Upstream: Agriculture and Algal Blooms at Lake Erie
Lake Erie is the shallowest, most productive, and most southern of the Laurentian Great Lakes. Each summer, it suffers an algal bloom so large it can be seen from space. Since the 1960s, excess phosphorus—about 85% from...
- Posted July 14, 2025
Biochar Adds Filtering Power to Biofilters
Researchers from the Colorado School of Mines are adding biochar to biofilters, boosting the stormwater filtering power in cities.
- Posted July 14, 2020
Wildfires May Pollute Water Supplies on a Warming Planet
A USGS researcher shares how wildfires can impact water quality and which kinds of storm events restore water quality after fires.
- Posted March 29, 2019
Manhasset Bay Water Quality Report Shows Success, Room to Improve
A new water quality report on the Manhasset Bay watershed in New York reveals quality is improving, and some areas for improvement.
- Posted July 16, 2018
