September 2, 2011

An article was published in Science vol. 333 entitled "China Aims to Turn Tide Against Toxic Lake Pollution".

July 21, 2011

An article entitled "On Lake Taihu, China moves to battle massive algae blooms" published online at the Yale Environment 360 website.

June 14-18, 2010

Hans Paerl participated in the Gordon Research Conference on "Oceans and Human Health", held at New England University's Biddlefield Campus, Maine.  He presented an invited talk "Global Expansion of Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms: The Roles of Human and Climatic Factors".

June 14, 2010

Two new publications are out:

Arthur, K.E., V.J. Paul, H.W. Paerl, J.M. O’Neil, J. Joyner, and T. Meickle.  2009. Nutrient enrichment of the cyanobacterium Lyngbya sp.: Effect on growth, secondary metabolite concentration and feeding by the specialist grazer Stylocheilus striatus.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 394: 101–110.

Hai, X., H.  W. Paerl, B. Qin, G. Zhu, G. Gao.  2010.  Nitrogen and phosphorus inputs control phytoplankton growth in eutrophic Lake Taihu, China. Limnology and Oceanography 55:420-432.

May 30, 2010

Hans Paerl presented a talk entitled "Global Expansion of Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms:
The Roles of Human and Climatic Factors"
at the China Academy of Sciences' Freshwater Hydrobiology Institute in Wuhan, China.

May 17, 2010

Hans Paerl discusses climate change and it's effect on cyanobacterial blooms in Lake Taihu, China as part of a UNC-Chapel Hill Endeavors article entitled "Climate Change is Already Here".

March 10, 2010

Two new publications are out:

Wang, X., B. Qin, G. Gao, H.W. Paerl. 2010. Nutrient enrichment and selective predation by zooplankton promote Microcystis (Cyanobacteria) bloom formation. Journal of Plankton Research 32:457-470.

Qin, B., G. Zhu, G. Gao, Y. Zhang, H.W. Paerl, W.W. Carmichael. 2010. A drinking water crisis in Lake Taihu, China: linkage to climate variability and lake management. Environmental Management 45:105-112.

January 7, 2010

NSF featured the Lake Taihu project in their "NSF Highlight Series."

September 4, 2008

An article entitled "Slime in the City" is published in UNC-Chapel Hill's Enveavors magazine.

August 3, 2008

Click here to see a video of a Lyngbya bloom killing Sea Fans on the Gulf Stream Reef, Boynton Beach. It is the worst bloom seen in recent memory. The bloom has been developing for the about a month in the down current footprint of the Delray Beach outfall. Reefs to the south and north are not impacted. 

April 4, 2008

Hans Paerl is interviewed by UNC News and is featured as the top story on their website. Click here to read the story entitled "Harmful algae taking advantage of global warming."

 

March 14, 2008

Article on www.toledoblade.com entitled Water forum focuses on toxic algae in Lake Erie: Hardy invader can feed on multiple sources.
Click here to read the article.

October 14, 2007

New York Times' special series entitled Choking on Growth Part III, In China, A Lake's Champion Imperils Himself.
Click here to read the article.

August 30, 2007

Science Magazine article entitled Doing Battle With the Green Monster of Lake Taihu.
Click here to read the article.