Green Algae Chokes Eastern China’s Beaches
In Qingdoo, Shandong Eastern Province of China, the coastal waters are covered with algae called enteromorpha prolifera. Though this green algae is not poisonous per se, it consumes large amounts of oxygen that can threaten marine life.
Dozens of boars found dead on French beach
Dozens of wild boars have turned up dead this month around a beach in Brittany, western France, officials say, as they suspect poisonous blue-green algae for the deaths.
Global warming could spur toxic algae, bacteria in marine environment
Unhealthy oceans impact not only human and animal health but also affect countries’ economies, said Lubchenco, noting that US coastal states are home to eight in 10 Americans and generated 83 percent of US GDP in 2007.
Algae Blankets China Beaches
The algae bloom, or green tide, covered more than 170 square miles (440 square kilometers) of coasts south of Qingdao.
Exploring Algae as Fuel
Many academic laboratories, are pursuing the same goal, to produce algae as a source of, literally, green energy.
The Second Life of Green Algae
Harmful when covering the beaches, green algae can be valued.
France’s continued fight against toxic algae
The green algae are back on the front of the stage. Beyond their potential danger it is, this time, the costs of collection and treatment that are implicated.
Wave of Toxic Green Beaches, France; By Sharlene Pilkey
With beaches and coastlines all over the world already under attack from sea level rise, pollution, mining, driving, seawall construction and human development encroachment, another menace is mounting an assault.