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Algae Problems in Eastern Lake Erie
Author(s) -
Clare Lawrence G.,
Hopson N.E.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1975.tb02175.x
Subject(s) - environmental science , clogging , algae , palatability , environmental engineering , water treatment , structural basin , odor , water resource management , hydrology (agriculture) , geography , ecology , biology , engineering , food science , archaeology , neuroscience , paleontology , geotechnical engineering
Algae reduce the palatability of potable water supplies by producing taste‐ and odor‐causing substances and limit the capacity of water‐treatment plants by clogging filters. These two problems were evaluated at five water‐treatment plants in the eastern basin of Lake Erie over a fiveyear period.