Algal blooms in Bednesti Lake, British Columbia, Canada, over recent years led researchers to look into how humans impact aquatic life. Overall what they found was a chain reaction, when a type of aquatic plant like a lily pad was removed, other plants disappeared too. Researchers analyzed 16 human-caused disturbances and 10 natural disturbances to
Summer algae blooms are not uncommon, especially when the summer heat moves in, but the toxic algae bloom that caused the issuance of a water ban in Toledo is a sign of Lake Erie’s distress. Lake Erie became very polluted in the 1960s and 1970s as a result of the quantity of heavy industry situated