In this Q&A, Berkeley Lab’s Michelle Newcomer discusses her research on the causes of harmful algal blooms. These blooms are thought to have a number of contributing causal factors, and can shut down beaches, contaminate drinking water, and kill fish, birds, and other wildlife. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2019/08/28/tiny-toxins-how-algal-blooms-affect-coastal-systems-through-a-complex-web-of-interactions/
January 2019 – July 2022
