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Enviro-Mich message from "Erin A Dreelin" <dreelin@msu.edu>
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Hello All,
This lecture is also being webcast on wmsu.org so if you can't make it in
person, please join us via the web.
Rita Jack writes:
Harmful Algal Blooms
Cyanobacteria (or blue-green algae) are often prolific in freshwater
environments, including the Great Lakes region. Some genera of cyanobacteria
grow to high concentrations of toxin-producing cells in the water column and
thus are termed Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs). HABs can be detrimental to
drinking and recreational water supplies. In this talk, we will discuss the
factors controlling the growth and toxin production in blooms, distribution
of cyanobacterial HABs in the Great Lakes region, the types of
cyanobacterial toxins, human and animal health effects, tools and techniques
for studying HABs, and management strategies for controlling blooms.
Public Lecture by Dr. Gregory Boyer, SUNY & Dr. Juli Dyble, GLERL
Date: Friday, March 2, 2007
Time: 9:00-10:30 am
(coffee at 8:30)
Location: James B. Henry Center, Lansing
This lecture is the second in a series of seminars focusing on pathogen
issues in Michigan. For more information on the series please visit the
Center for Water Sciences website at cws.msu.edu
Questions? Contact Dr. Erin Dreelin dreelin@msu.edu
About the Speakers
Dr. Gregory Boyer is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the State
University of New York- College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Dr.
Boyer
is working on harmful algal blooms that occur in both freshwater and marine
ecosystems.
This includes the toxic red tides that occur along the North Atlantic
coast, brown tides that occur off Long Island, and toxic blue-green algae
that can
be found in freshwaters ponds and lakes throughout the world. Dr. Boyer runs
an
analytical facility for the study of algal toxins at ESF and is actively
developing
monitoring methods for the toxins in the Great Lakes. He is interested in
developing
both new and novel analytical methods to detect these toxins, as well as
understanding
the biochemical function these compounds play in the algae themselves.
Dr. Juli Dyble is a Research Biologist with the NOAA Great Lakes
Environmental
Research Laboratory. Her research focuses on the ecology and toxin
production of
cyanobacterial harmful algal bloom (HAB) species. This includes
environmental
factors that control cyanobacterial growth and toxin production, genetic
regulation
of toxicity, development of molecular methods for the detection of HAB
species
and the genetic diversity of cyanobacterial bloom communities.
www-cyanosite.bio.purdue.edu
~Rita Jack
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Rita Jack
Water Sentinels Project
Sierra Club Michigan Chapter
109 E. Grand River Ave.
Lansing, Michigan 48906
tel: 517-484-2372
www.michigan.sierraclub.org
www.sierraclub.org/watersentinels
Make all Michigan's waters fishable and swimmable.
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Erin A. Dreelin, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Center for Water Sciences
301 Manly Miles Building
1405 S. Harrison Rd.
East Lansing, MI 48823
Phone: 517-353-7746
Fax: 517-353-9807
Email: dreelin@msu.edu
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