A water filtration technique that normally cleans up agricultural chemicals is also effective at removing a toxin secreted by algae found in lakes and rivers, an Ohio State University study has found.

Up to 80% of India’s surface water is polluted, according to a 2015 report. But while much of the pollution comes from untreated sewage, industrial waste water is a major contributor, with textile ...

Climate change and human activity have been putting pressure on water bodies worldwide, and Canada’s vast network of lakes is no exception. Over the past decades, increasing nutrient levels have led ...

For years people have walked by NYC’s urban lakes and ponds without knowing what the green stuff in the water really is. But dog owners in Prospect Park may know all too well: It’s toxic algae bloom. ...

Auburn, N.Y. -- Treatment systems to filter out toxic blue-green algae from drinking water drawn from Owasco Lake have been completed. The systems are part of a $2 million state investment in the ...

There is now welcome news for anyone drinking the water from Lake Hartwell. Research engineers have discovered a fix to the algae issue causing the water to taste and smell bad. In a few weeks, the ...

Syracuse, N.Y. -- Skaneateles Lake water is so clean the city of Syracuse doesn't need to filter the drinking water it draws from the lake. But if highly toxic algae blooms like last week's on ...