Avacal Biological

Found a HAB (harmful algal bloom) in Saint Albans Bay, Saint Albans VT. Was able to collect samples and identify the forms of...

Proud that Avacal Biological's algal collection, identification and analysis work is helping to make a difference. Recent article about...

With the natural relationship between algae (the base of the aquatic ecosystem) and many other aquatic organisms, I have been researching...

A freshwater Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) is any excessive amount of algae that causes negative or harmful impacts on other organisms, water...

Heavy metal pollution poses a series threat to freshwater resources. Metals find their way into the aquatic ecosystem via weathering of...

Acid Rain or atmospheric deposition that contains higher than normal concentrations of nitric and sulfuric acid has an impact on both the...

With recent heavy rains in the Northeast causing wastewater treatment plants to reach and exceed capacity, there have been overflows and...

OVERVIEW Didymosphenia geminata, also known as Didymo or Rock Snot, is a diatom (a single celled algae) that can be found within many...

Algal blooms are not just caused by excessive nutrient addition to a body of water; there are many complex relationships at play. As...

Living in the Northeast we depend on clear roads during winter to maintain of way of life. Organizations, agencies and municipalities...