Mobile device could make it easier to predict and control harmful algal blooms
(PHYSorg.com Chemistry)

In the past 10 years, harmful algal blooms-sudden increases in the population of algae, typically in coastal regions and freshwater systems-have become a more serious problem for marine life throughout the U.S. The blooms are made up of phytoplankton, which naturally produce biotoxins, and those toxins can affect not only fish and plant life in the water, but also mammals, birds and humans who live near those areas.