Mitigating Cyanobacterial Blooms and Toxins Using Clay-Algae Flocculation
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$326,000
Fund Source
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund
Recipient
U of MN, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory
Recipient Type
Public College/University
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2022
End Date
June 2025
Project Overview
We plan to develop a clay-algae flocculation method to mitigate cyanobacterial blooms, which produce toxins that contaminate drinking water and cause mass mortalities in fishes and other animals in Minnesota.
Project Details
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2023 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
M.L. 2022, Chp. 94, Art. , Sec. 2, Subd. 04c
Appropriation Language
$326,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for St. Anthony Falls Laboratory to develop and test a clay-algae flocculation method to mitigate cyanobacterial blooms that can contaminate drinking water and cause mass fish mortality. This appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$326,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
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Measurable Outcome(s)
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Project Manager
First Name
Judy
Last Name
Yang
Organization Name
U of MN, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory
Street Address
2 Third Ave SE
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55414
Phone
(612) 624-4363
Email
judyyang@umn.edu
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