{"id":3158,"date":"2024-09-26T17:00:25","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T17:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wateriqtech.com\/?p=3158"},"modified":"2024-11-05T17:52:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T17:52:35","slug":"the-pulse-oct-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wateriqtech.com\/the-pulse-oct-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pulse – Oct 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
Many lakes in Polk County, Florida, have historically experienced algae blooms that lead to degraded water quality, disruption of ecosystems, and the production of toxins that pose significant risks to wildlife and public health.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Blue Lake (54 acres)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Hickory Lake (101 acres)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Blue Lake (54 acres)__________________________<\/span>Hickory Lake (101 acres)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Polk County Natural Resources partnered with WaterIQ Technologies on two public lakes experiencing harmful algae blooms: Hickory Lake and Lake Blue. Hopeful to find a cost-effective and sustainable solution, they decided to utilize WaterIQ\u2019s Sentinel AIQ systems. Water samples were taken of each lake, revealing the presence of <\/span>Microcystis, Arthrospira, and Cylindrospermopsis.<\/span><\/em><\/p> Although <\/span>Microcystis<\/span><\/em> was dominant in both lakes, the presence of <\/span>Cylindrospermopsis<\/span><\/em> in Blue Lake was particularly concerning due to its ability to reproduce quickly and produce harmful toxins.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u2022 Hickory Lake experienced an 85% decrease in cyanobacteria<\/p>\n\n \u2022 Blue Lake experienced a 42% decrease in cyanobacteria<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t In conclusion:<\/p> In both lakes, WaterIQ Technologies\u2019 <\/span>Sentinel AIQ with pulsar 4400\u2122<\/span><\/strong> demonstrated its effectiveness by significantly reducing the abundance of toxin-producing cyanobacteria and preventing further proliferation. Both <\/span>Microcystis<\/span><\/em> and C<\/span>ylindrospermopsis<\/span><\/em> factored into the total concentrations values.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Cyanobacteria concentrations (particles\/mL)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Case Study: Polk County, FL Many lakes in Polk County, Florida, have historically experienced algae blooms that lead to degraded water quality, disruption of ecosystems, and the production of toxins that pose significant risks to wildlife and public health. WaterIQ\u2019s Sentinel AIQ System & Pulsar 4400\u2122 Blue Lake (54 acres) Hickory Lake (101 acres) Blue […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3116,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsletter"],"yoast_head":"\nWaterIQ\u2019s Sentinel AIQ System & Pulsar 4400\u2122\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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