WRRI-funded research on how warmer winters affect toxic blue-green algal blooms in º£½ÇÉçÇø’s lakes featured on Uº£½ÇÉçÇø News
Research to understand the role global warming plays in the incidence of toxic blue-green algal blooms in º£½ÇÉçÇø lakes, led by Jasmine Saros, has received a $249,432 grant from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
The project received funding from the USGS Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) National Competitive Grants Program (104g), one of only six such awards made across the country (including two for research led by Uº£½ÇÉçÇø faculty). The Mitchell Center is home to the º£½ÇÉçÇø Water Resources Research Institute, which receives base funding through the state-level WRRI program (104b).
Jasmine is associate director of the Climate Change Institute and professor of paleolimnology and lake ecology in the School of Biology and Ecology. She will lead a team of researchers from Uº£½ÇÉçÇø, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, Colby College and the USGS New England Water Science Center. Project partners include the º£½ÇÉçÇø Department of Environmental Protection, Lakes Environment Association and Portland Water District.
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