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A new U.S. Geological Survey study that looked at the extensive harmful algal bloom that plagued Florida last year found far more types of...

Uranium levels in Pigeon Spring, just north of the Grand Canyon, are likely due to a natural source of uranium and not related to the nearby former...

Studies on the aquatic food web, tree swallows, and the spread of contaminants take center stage at SETAC 2016.

When you’re not dead yet, but aren’t feeling well either, there’s an EarthWord for that...

First-of-its-kind survey shows that algal toxins are found nationwide

At least one pharmaceutical chemical was detected in all 59 streams sampled

These are the first published studies to demonstrate water-quality impacts to a surface stream due to activities at an unconventional oil and gas...

A recent scientific study shows new, important information about how groundwater cannot only contribute nutrients such as nitrogen to lakes, but can...

Researchers have figured out what makes certain chemicals  accumulate to toxic levels in aquatic food webs. And, scientists have developed a screening...

USGS scientists have detected toxins known as microcystins produced by various forms of algae in 39 percent of the small streams assessed throughout...