algal blooms Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 18:34:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Scientists Make Battery Electrodes from Harmful Algal Blooms https://www.greenoptimistic.com/algal-blooms-battery-electrodes/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/algal-blooms-battery-electrodes/#respond Mon, 12 Oct 2015 18:34:48 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=56958 US scientists have found a way to convert harmful algal blooms into cheap and efficient electrodes for sodium-ion batteries. Algal blooms are the biggest threat to natural and artificial aquifers. Formed as a result of warm temperatures, and consequently the development of large populations of cyanobacteria, algal blooms are often toxic, very strong, and deadly […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/algal-blooms-battery-electrodes/feed/ 0 56958 Global Warming Prevents Water Turnover in Lake Zurich https://www.greenoptimistic.com/global-warming-prevents-water-turnover-in-lake-zurich-20120717/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/global-warming-prevents-water-turnover-in-lake-zurich-20120717/#respond Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:44:21 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=25523 The University of Zurich reports that there is insufficient water turnover in Lake Zurich because of global warming. This phenomenon favors the growth and proliferation of the harmful Burgundy blood algae in the lake. Water turnover usually occurs during the winter when the entire lake cools down. Intensive winds trigger the turnover or exchange of […]

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