UVU-Utah

October 21, 2023

UVU-Utah # Bloom-B-Gone: Preventing Utah Lake Cyanobacterial Blooms by Phosphorous and Nitrogen Sequestration # We chose to focus on bioremediation of Utah Lake because, not only is it a local issue, it is also used worldwide as an example of cyanobacterial blooms. Excess nutrient loading in Utah Lake is causing increased eutrophication, which leads to increased cyanobacterial blooms that produce toxins hazardous to human, animal, and aquatic life. The excess nutrients are composed mostly of nitrogen and phosphorous compounds that enter the lake primarily from wastewater treatment plants, runoff fertilizer, and naturally occurring within inorganic environmental resources. ...