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Mchau, Geofrey J., Edna Makule, Revocatus Machunda, Yun Yun Gong, and Martin Kimanya. "Harmful algal bloom and associated health risks among users of Lake Victoria freshwater: Ukerewe Island, Tanzania." Journal of Water and Health 17, no. 5 (July 24, 2019): 826–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wh.2019.083.

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Abstract There is a global concern regarding the occurrences of harmful algal blooms (HABs) and their effects on human health. Lake Victoria (LV) has been reported to face eutrophication challenges, resulting in an increase of bloom-forming cyanobacteria. This study is aimed at understanding the association of HABs and health risks at Ukerewe Island. A cross-sectional study conducted on 432 study subjects and water samples for cyanobacteria species identification were collected at LV shores. The results reveal that concentrations of cyanobacteria cells are beyond (WHO) acceptable limits; species of Microcystis aeruginosa range from 90,361.63 to 3,032.031.65 cells/mL and Anabaena spp. range from 13,310.00 to 4,814,702 cells/mL. Water usage indicates that 31% use lake water, 53% well water and 16% treated supplied pipe water. Vomiting and throat irritation was highly reported by lake water users as compared to wells and pipe water (P < 0.001). Gastrointestinal illness (GI) was significantly elevated among lake water users as compared to pipe and well water users (P < 0.001). Visible blooms in lake water were associated with GI, skin irritation and vomiting as compared to water without visible blooms (P < 0.001). The concentration of cyanobacteria blooms poses greater risks when water is used without treatment.
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OCHUMBA, PETER B. O., and DAVID I. KIBAARA. "Observations on blue-green algal blooms in the open waters of Lake Victoria, Kenya." African Journal of Ecology 27, no. 1 (March 1989): 23–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2028.1989.tb00925.x.

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Witte, F., G. M. Silsbe, R. E. Hecky, P. C. Goudswaard, S. J. Guildford, M. A. Kishe-Machumu, and J. H. Wanink. "Did the loss of phytoplanktivorous fish contribute to algal blooms in the Mwanza Gulf of Lake Victoria?" Hydrobiologia 679, no. 1 (September 28, 2011): 283–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-011-0893-z.

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Mchau, Geofrey J., Edna Makule, Revocatus Machunda, Yun Yun Gong, and Martin Kimanya. "Phycocyanin as a proxy for algal blooms in surface waters: case study of Ukerewe Island, Tanzania." Water Practice and Technology 14, no. 1 (January 8, 2019): 229–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2019.005.

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Abstract Knowledge of the parameters that contribute to water body eutrophication is essential for proper monitoring and management of water quality for human consumption. This study assessed water quality parameters in relation to phycocyanin (PC) as a proxy indicator for harmful algal blooms (HABs). Samples were collected from 23 water sources – lakes, wells, springs and boreholes – in selected villages, for six months. Parameters measured included temperature, pH, redox potential, dissolved oxygen, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, nitrate nitrogen, nitrite nitrogen, phosphorus, reactive phosphate and total chlorophyll, which were related to (PC) occurrence. The PC concentration detected in Lake Victoria ranged from 5 to 58.4 μg/l above the WHO alert level and exceeded that in other water sources by almost 30 μg/l (P < 0.001). Univariate relationship between water quality parameters and PC indicates association with temperature, redox potential, total chlorophyll, nitrate nitrogen, nitrite nitrogen, phosphate and reactive phosphorus (P < 0.001). The multivariate model indicates that redox potential, nitrate nitrogen and phosphorus are significant statistically (P < 0.05). A predictive model indicates that nitrate nitrogen and reactive phosphorus contribute significantly to PC occurrence whereby unit (1 mg/l) increases in these parameters increase PC by 9.55 and 4.38 μg/l (P < 0.05) respectively. This study demonstrates that water quality parameters can be used to predict increases in PC and hence as a proxy for HABs. It remains important to be able to classify algal blooms, to understand which species are present and their potential cyanotoxin production.
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Ogutu-Ohwayo, Richard, and R. E. Hecky. "Fish Introductions in Africa and Some of Their implications." Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 48, S1 (December 19, 1991): 8–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f91-299.

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Fish introductions in Africa have been made at various spatial scales from small fish ponds to the largest lakes, primarily to sustain or increase production, though some were to develop sport fisheries and to control unwanted organisms. Some introductions have fulfilled their objective in the short term, but several "successful" introductions have created uncertainties about their long-term sustainability. Lates niloticus, Oreochromis niloticus, O. leucostictus, Tilapia melanopleura and T. zilli were introduced into Lakes Victoria and Kyoga in 1950's and early 1960's; by the 1980's L. niloticus and O. niloticus dominated the fisheries, having virtually eliminated a number of endemic species. In Lake Victoria, the loss of genetic diversity has been accompanied by a loss of trophic diversity; the transformation of the fish community coincided with profound eutrophication (algal blooms, fish kills, hypolimnetic anoxia) which might be related to alterations of the lake's food-web structure. By contrast, the introduction of a planktivore, Limnothrissa miodon into Lake Kivu and the Kariba reservoir has established highly successful fisheries with little effect on the pre-existing fish community or trophic ecology. The endemic species-rich African Great Lakes may be particularly sensitive to introductions. Species extinctions, introgressive hybridization and ecosystem alterations may occur following introductions.
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Roegner, Amber, Lewis Sitoki, Chelsea Weirich, Jessica Corman, Dickson Owage, Moses Umami, Ephraim Odada, et al. "Harmful Algal Blooms Threaten the Health of Peri-Urban Fisher Communities: A Case Study in Kisumu Bay, Lake Victoria, Kenya." Exposure and Health 12, no. 4 (February 3, 2020): 835–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12403-019-00342-8.

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Monbet, Phil, Ian D. McKelvie, and Paul J. Worsfold. "Phosphorus speciation, burial and regeneration in coastal lagoon sediments of the Gippsland Lakes (Victoria, Australia)." Environmental Chemistry 4, no. 5 (2007): 334. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/en07049.

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Environmental context. Eutrophication can lead to the production of harmful algal blooms and is one of the world’s most serious water quality issues. Phosphorus is potentially the limiting macro-nutrient in fresh, estuarine and some marine waters. Consequently, it plays a crucial role in determining the ecological status of many aquatic ecosystems. Considerable effort has been invested in monitoring dissolved reactive phosphorus and total phosphorus in the water column, but less is known about the speciation of phosphorus, particularly in the sediment. This compartment is an important and dynamic reservoir of phosphorus and a potential long-term source of phosphorus release to the water column by the sediment–water interface. This paper investigates the solid-phase speciation and reorganisation of phosphorus within the sediments of a shallow lake system in south-east Australia (the Gippsland Lakes) which suffers from recurring harmful algae blooms. Various strategies are proposed to determine the minimum realistic timescale required to deplete the sediment of labile and reactive phosphorus species. Abstract. Solid-phase phosphorus pools in the sediments of two shallow lakes (Wellington and Victoria) in the Gippsland Lakes coastal lagoon system of south-east Australia are discussed. Cores (20-cm depth) were taken in summer and winter in both lakes and a sequential extraction scheme (SEDEX) was used to profile the exchangeable P (Pex), iron oxide/hydroxide bound P (PFe), authigenic P (Pauth), detrital P (Pdet) and organic P (Porg). Pore-water (Ppw) dissolved reactive phosphorus concentration profiles were also measured. The dominant forms of P were PFe (up to 53%) and Porg (35–55%), with the PFe fraction playing a key role in the short-term retention of P in the sediment. Benthic phosphorus fluxes at the sediment–water interface (μmol m–2 d–1) were determined from the sequential extraction data. The results were compared with flux measurements from the complementary approaches of benthic chamber experiments and Fickian diffusion calculations, to allow an insight into the nature and seasonal variations of the fluxes. The burial flux of phosphorus was also estimated from excess 210Pb profiles in the sediment of the lakes. All of these data were used to produce a phosphorus budget for the Gippsland Lakes which suggested that the sediment represents a substantial source of phosphorus within the lakes and thus clearly highlights the importance of the sedimentary compartment in shallow eutrophic ecosystems. Minimum realistic timescales for complete labile phosphorus depletion from the sediment (assuming no resupply from the sediment–water interface) were calculated and ranged from 8 to 22 years.
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Chessman, BC. "Phytoplankton of the La Trobe River, Victoria." Marine and Freshwater Research 36, no. 1 (1985): 115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/mf9850115.

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Phytoplankton was sampled on a monthly basis for 1 year at five stations on the La Trobe River in Gippsland, Victoria. In the upper, mostly forested, reaches of the river, chlorophyll a concentrations and cell densities were uniformly very low, and the dominant algae were detached benthic diatoms and flagellated species. In the plains section of the river, downstream of an impoundment (Lake Narracan), spring and autumn blooms occurred, with a marked reduction in abundance in midsummer and midwinter. The lowland planktonic flora was dominated by centric diatoms, particularly Melosira distans in autumn and Skeletonema potamos in spring.
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S.O., Ngodhe, Kerich E., Owuor O., and Mutai P. "A Comparative Study on the Selected Environmental Parameters Within the Cage, Pond and the Wild of Winam Gulf of L. Victoria." African Journal of Agriculture and Food Science 5, no. 1 (March 17, 2022): 44–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.52589/ajafs-obchmb8p.

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The main aim of this study was to compare the environmental variables between water inside the caged fish, open ponds and open waters of Winam Gulf. Selected water quality parameters from the 20 ponds, 30 cages and wild were measured in-situ using electronic meters. Water temperature, DO, pH and salinity did not differ significantly in the different study areas (p>0.05) while Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) registered a significant difference between the culture systems (pond and cage) and the wild (p<0.05). This was attributed to the fact that the study areas were all within the same geographical space and there was lack of variation in micro-climatic conditions during the study period, while the differences in TDS could be as a result of over fertilization of ponds, leading to algal bloom. The environmental variables were within the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations recommended limits for fish production.
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Fitzsimons, Sean J. "Formation of thrust-block moraines at the margins of dry-based glaciers, south Victoria Land, Antarctica." Annals of Glaciology 22 (1996): 68–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.3189/1996aog22-1-68-74.

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Several dry-based alpine glaciers in the Dry Valleys of south Victoria Land, Antarctica, have prominent end moraines. Examination of their morphology, structure and sedimentology shows they consist of blocks of sand, gravel and organic silt within which sedimentary structures unrelated to entrainment and transportation by ice are well preserved. The nature and preservation of sedimentary structures, together with the presence of algae mats in the sediment, suggest formation by proglacial entrainment, transportation and deposition of frozen blocks of lacustrine sediment. Previous explanations of the formation of thrust-block moraines, including those that stress the importance of elevated pore-water pressure and Weertman’s ice-debris accretion hypothesis, depend on the presence of subglacial meltwater or the 0° C isotherm being situated close to the glacier bed. These models appear inappropriate for cold, dry-based glaciers because their basal temperatures are well below freezing point and they rest on deep permafrost. Three alternative models for the formation of thrust-block moraines at the margins of dry-based glaciers are examined in this paper: block entrainment of sediment associated with frozen-bed deformation; entrainment by overriding and accretion of marginal-ice and debris aprons; and transient wet-based conditions associated with glaciers flowing into ice-marginal lakes.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Algal blooms Victoria"

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McKenzie, Michael. "The determination of the bio-limiting factors in the control of algal blooms in the Maribyrnong River estuary." Thesis, 1994. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/32997/.

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Books on the topic "Algal blooms Victoria"

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Baker, Louise, Aaron Jex, and Raechel Littman. MT-PCR - a Rapid, Reliable and Effective Tool for Assessing Toxic 'algal' Blooms in Victorian Water Supplies: Aiding Protection and Preservation. IWA Publishing, 2015.

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