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Treating Algal Blooms and Algal Toxins in Drinking Water
Author(s) -
Cotruvo Joseph
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.5991/opf.2015.41.0008
Subject(s) - algal bloom , environmental science , algae , odor , nutrient , water pollution , geosmin , pollution , ecology , environmental chemistry , biology , chemistry , phytoplankton , neuroscience
Algae can be present in almost all surface water, triggering many concerns for drinking water professionals. Nutrient pollution can lead to algal blooms; taste‐and‐odor‐causing organisms; and, potentially, toxins.