Effectiveness of ozone nanobubble treatments on high biomass cyanobacterial blooms: A mesocosm experiment and field trial.

Cyanobacterial harmful algae blooms (cyanoHABs) are a global threat to water resources, and lake managers need effective strategies to suppress or control them. Algaecides may have negative environmental impacts, and their use is becoming restricted. Nanobubble ozone technology (NBOT) is an emerging water treatment option with potentially fewer negative impacts.

An assessment of a biosensor system for the quantification of microcystins in freshwater cyanobacterial blooms.

Microcystin-producing cyanobacterial blooms are a global issue threatening drinking water supplies and recreation on lakes and beaches. Direct measurement of microcystins is the only way to ensure waters have concentrations below guideline concentrations; however, analyzing water for microcystins takes several hours to days to obtain data. We tested LightDeck Diagnostics' bead beater cell lysis and two versions of the quantification system designed to give microcystin concentrations within 20 min and compared it to the standard freeze-thaw cycle lysis method and ELISA quantification.

Chronic exposure to inhaled vaporized cannabis high in Δ9-THC alters brain structure in adult female mice.

Introduction: The medical and recreational use of cannabis has increased in the United States. Its chronic use can have detrimental effects on the neurobiology of the brain-effects that are age-dependent. This was an exploratory study looking at the effects of chronically inhaled vaporized cannabis on brain structure in adult female mice.