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Freshwater HABs Newsletter
USGS geoHEALTH Newsletter Special Issue on Algal Toxins
This edition of the 6eoHEALTH Newsletter (Volume 15, Issue 3, 2018),
features the USGS's Toxic Substances Hydrology and Contaminant
Biology Programs' collaborative science within and outside the USGS
with a focus on harmful algal blooms. This work is used by
stakeholders to understand why, when, and where toxic algal blooms
occur and how to mitigate environmental exposures to toxins that
adversely impact local economies and the health of fish, wildlife, and
the public.
EPA and USDA Collaborative Approaches to Address Nutrients
To better address this challenge, the EPA and the USDA are working to
identify opportunities for meaningful reductions in nonpoint nutrient
losses and improvements in water quality. These opportunities will
require using all the tools available to address excess nutrients in
watersheds, including non-regulatory and market-based programs. The
EPA and the USDA are committed to working together to improve water
quality while improving the efficiency of land use practices and
optimizing treatment technologies and invite each state environmental
and agricultural agency to engage with the EPA and the USDA to
identify local opportunities and challenges to reducing excess nutrients
in watersheds and improving water quality.
Milford Watershed Regional Conservation Partnership Project
(RCPP^
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in coordination
with the Kansas Water Office recently signed a Regional Conservation
Partnership Project (RCPP) agreement that will bring partners together
to work with NRCS on implementing conservation practices within the
Milford Lake Watershed. The agreement will bring financial resources
and incentives to help agriculture producers make upgrades to protect
the watershed and shorten the duration of HABs on Milford Lake. The
Kansas Water Office is the lead partner, and numerous regional entities
are contributing to the project.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Great Lakes HABs
Collaborator Webinar:
Great Lakes Observing
System (GLOS)
January 23, 2019
2:00-3:30pm EST
ASLO 2019
February 23 -March 2nd, 2019
San Juan, Puerto Rico
29th Annual PA Lake
Management Society
(PALMS) Conference
March 6-7, 2019
State College, PA
11th National Water
Monitoring Conference
March 25-29, 2019
Denver, Colorado
11th International
Conference on Toxic
Cvanobacteria
May 5-10, 2019
Krakow, Poland
IAGLR 2019 Conference
June 10-14, 2019
Brockport, NY
10th US HAB Symposium
Nov 3-8, 2019
Perdido Beach Resort, Orange
Beach, Alabama
ICHA 2020
October 2020
San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
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BLOOMS, BEACH CLOSURES and HEALTH ADVISORIES, DECEMBER 2018
The following map includes blooms, cautions, warnings, public health advisories, closings and
detections over State's threshold, due to the presence of algae, toxins or both. This is not a
comprehensive list, and many blooms may have not been reported or are not actively monitored as
many States close the season for Harmful Algal Bloom monitoring efforts by the end of October.
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• California (3): Hensley Lake, H.V. Eastman Lake, Lake Chabot
• Florida (3): Caloosahatshee River (Alva Boat Ramp, Swim Beach, Davis Boat Ramp)
• New Jersey (6): Rahway River/Orange Reservoir, Weequahik Lake, Budd Lake, Unnamed Lake Saddle River
Park, Crystals Springs Pond, Branch Brook Park Lake (advisories lifted on 12/20/18)
• Ohio (1): Grand Lake St. Marys
• Oregon (1): South Umpqua River
SUMMARY OF HABs-RELATED ADVISORIES POSTED IN 2018*
Postings include blooms, cautions, warnings, public health advisories, and closings, due to the presence of algae, toxins or both.
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Recently Published Articles
Linking the agricultural landscape of the Midwest to stream health with structural
eouation modeling
Schmidt, T.S., Van Metre, P.C., and Carlisle, D.M., 2018, Environmental Science and Technology.
Water-Qualitv trends in US rivers: Exploring effects from streamflow trends and
changes in watershed management
Murphy, J.C., and Sprague, L.A., 2018, Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 656, p. 645-658.
Accumulation and Elimination Dynamics of the Hvdroxvbenzoate Saxitoxin Analogues in
Mussels MvtHus aalloprovincialis Exposed to the Toxic Marine Dinoflagellate
Gvmnodinium catenatum
Pedro Reis Costa, Ana Catarina Braga and Andrew D. Turner, rax//75 2018, 10 {11), 428.
Cvanotoxins and Cvanobacteria Cell Accumulations in Drinking Water Treatment Plants
with a Low Risk of Bloom Formation at the Source
Husein Almuhtaram, Yijing Cui, Arash Zamyadi and Ron Hofmann. Tox7/75 2018, 10 {11), 430.
Impact of Microcvstin-LR on Liver Function Varies bv Dose and Sex in Mice
Igor Mrdjen, Mark A. Morse, Randall J. Ruch, Thomas J. Knobloch, Shambhunath Choudhary,
Christopher M. Weghorst and Jiyoung Lee. 70X7/75 2018, 10 {11), 435.
Cvanobacteria I Blooms and Microcvstins in Southern Vietnam
Bui Trung, Thanh-Son Dao, Elisabeth Faassen and Miquel Lurling. 7q*7/75 2018, 10 {11), 471.
Nitrite Enhances MC-LR-Induced Changes on Splenic Oxidation Resistance and Innate
Immunity in Male Zebrafish
Wang Lin, Honghui Guo, Lingkai Wang, Dandan Zhang, Xueyang Wu, Li Li, Dapeng Li and Rong
Tang. Toxins 2Q1Q, 10 {12), 512.
Important Links
V December 2018 Fish and Shellfish Program Newsletter
V 18th ICHA Conference Abstract Book
VIOCCG Report: Earth Observations in Support of Global Water Quality Monitoring
V EPA Uses Floating Vegetated Islands to Remove Excess Nutrients from Water
V EPA's new Hazard Mitigation and Water Quality Discussion Forum to join send email to
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This newsletter was created by Dr. Lesley V. D'Anglada. Office of Science and Technology, EPA.
Mention of trade names, products, or services does not convey and should not be interpreted as
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