Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2011. NOAA has awarded a team of scientists $182,982 for the first year of an anticipated four-year $703,777 project for research that could lead to an instrument, called a biofilter, that could break down harmful algal toxins in the Great Lakes into harmless byproducts.
This project will build on previous research that examined bacteria capable of degrading microcystin, a widespread toxin produced by some species of cyanobacteria, commonly known as blue-green algae.…
