Water Resources Research Act Program

Details for Project ID 2018KS197B

Does Nutrient Form Control Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) toxin release?

Institute: Kansas
Year Established: 2018 Start Date: 2018-03-01 End Date: 2019-02-28
Total Federal Funds: $15,000 Total Non-Federal Funds: $37,099

Principal Investigators: Ted Harris

Project Summary: The project goal is to determine how different nutrient limitation (nitrogen –N and phosphorus-P) regimes and nutrient forms (N forms – NO3- and NH3+) affect cyanobacteria populations and cyanotoxin (microcystin) concentrations in Kansas reservoirs.