In some places, in some cases, and at some times, harmful algal blooms are the greatest threat to inland water quality

Affiliations

¹ Department of Environmental Science, Center for Reservoir and Aquatic Systems Research, Institute of Biomedical Studies, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA.
² Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
³ Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, Costa Mesa, California, USA.
⁴ Natural Resources Conservation Service, US Department of Agriculture, Temple, Texas, USA.
⁵ Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
⁶ Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
⁷ Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota, USA.
⁸ Department of Environmental Health Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA.
⁹ Beagle Bioproducts, Columbus, Ohio, USA, Yellow Springs Instruments, A Xylem Company, Yellow Springs, Ohio, USA.
¹⁰ US Geological Survey, Columbia, Missouri, USA.

Editorial

Bryan W Brooks et al. Environ Toxicol Chem. 2017 May.

. 2017 May;36(5):1125-1127.

doi: 10.1002/etc.3801.

¹ Department of Environmental Science, Center for Reservoir and Aquatic Systems Research, Institute of Biomedical Studies, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA.
² Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
³ Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, Costa Mesa, California, USA.
⁴ Natural Resources Conservation Service, US Department of Agriculture, Temple, Texas, USA.
⁵ Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
⁶ Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
⁷ Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota, USA.
⁸ Department of Environmental Health Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA.
⁹ Beagle Bioproducts, Columbus, Ohio, USA, Yellow Springs Instruments, A Xylem Company, Yellow Springs, Ohio, USA.
¹⁰ US Geological Survey, Columbia, Missouri, USA.

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