Australasian Science November/December 2005, page 29-31 Toxic blue-green algae: It's what's on the inside that counts (by Susan White) Describes how algal toxins can accumulate in animals and the implications for managing algal blooms.
October 2002, page 6 Overstocking fish causes toxic blooms (by Stephen Luntz)
Ecos No. 124, 2005, page 34 Growing fuel from algae (by Steve Davidson) Describes research into using microalgae as a future source of renewable biofuels.
No. 120, 2004, pages 32-33 Underground nitrogen busting is crucial (by Wendy Pyper) Looks at the role that waterside habitat plays in reducing the amount of nitrate flowing into waterways, lessening the risk of algal blooms.
No. 115, 2003, page 4 Stocking experiment tests the limits of the lake (by Wendy Pyper) Describes research that has found that overstocking of fish can trigger blue-green algae blooms.
No. 93, 1997, pages 4-5 Toxic algal blooms all in the genes (by Roger Beckmann)
No. 92, 1997, pages 30-33 Griffith gets growing (by Bryony Bennett) Griffith, in NSW, is trialling a new method of irrigating with sewage effluent.
No. 90, 1996-97, page 7 Water quality at risk, scientists warn Agricultural chemicals and algal toxins are water quality issues.
No. 87, 1996, pages 21-25 Don't overfeed the trees Instead of discharging sewage effluent into waterways, a CSIRO project uses it to irrigate tree plantations.
No. 86, 1995-96, page 5 River algae go with the flow (by David Mussared) Environmental flows of rivers affect algal blooms.
New Scientist 16 June 2007, pages 18-19 US set to track toxic algal blooms (by Aria Pearson) Looks at the use of computer simulations to monitor algal blooms.
RTD Info May 2006 The enigma of the blue algae Reports on a European project trying to gain a better understanding of the harmful effects of blue-green algae by looking at the peptides they synthesise.
Scientific American 5 April 2005 Algae found to produce potential neurotoxin (by Sarah Graham)
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