Chippewa Lake, Ohio's largest inland natural lake, is now celebrating two years free from toxic algae blooms.
Today, BlueGreen Water Technologies issued a press release celebrating the anniversary and commending its own method of algal bloom treatment. BlueGreen’s treatment broke five years of high toxicity levels in the lake and marked the first full-scale U.S. deployment of BlueGreen's product, named Lake Guard® Blue. The application rid the lake of toxic algae in just 24 hours.
"The success of BlueGreen's treatment in Chippewa Lake was achieved through a change of phytoplankton composition: the Lake Guard effectively removed the toxic cyanobacterial species to boost the "immune system" of the lake," said Dr. Moshe Harel, BlueGreen CSO. "By increasing the diversity of beneficial phytoplankton species and restoring the lake to a healthy ecosystem, we have prevented the resurgence of the harmful cyanobacteria."
"This event is a milestone along BlueGreen's road of achievements. The fact that Chippewa Lake remains clean while all other lakes in the region are under harmful algal bloom alert speaks for itself," said Prof. Aaron Kaplan, Chair of BlueGreen's Scientific Board, citing the Ohio EPA's HAB records.
BlueGreen now operates on a global scale to track and treat toxic blue-green algae blooms. Earlier this year, BlueGreen was named the Global Water Awards "2021 Breakthrough Technology Company of the Year" by Global Water Intelligence (GWI).
BlueGreen applied its product in Nanhu Lake in Yueyang, China, (12 km2/ 3,000 acres), and in both Roodeplaat Dam (2020) and Setumo Dam (2021) in South Africa (4 km2/1,000 acres each). In June 2021, the company completed a successful 7-month remediation project against harmful algal blooms in Lake Minneola, Florida (8 km2/2,000 acres), as part of an innovative technology grant sponsored by Florida DEP.
"The significance of this milestone cannot be overstated, as recurring toxic blooms can be so devastating to communities like Chippewa Lake," said Dr. Waleed Nasser, Director of Operations of BlueGreen US.
SOURCE BlueGreen Water Technologies, via PR Newswire
