Outlines | IGB Fact Sheet: State of knowledge on the toxic alga Prymnesium parvum in the Oder River

Typ
Handreichung
File language
Englisch
Datum
Datei
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Thema
Freshwater habitats
Pollutants and matter cycles
Freshwater management and conservation
Teasertext

In July and August 2022, a man-made environmental disaster occurred in the Oder River. The immediate cause was a toxin-producing brackish water alga, scientifically known as Prymnesium parvum, which was able to grow en masse due to high salinity, high solar radiation, and low water flow.