Recent Papers, Upcoming Meetings and Webinars

This page provides technical experts with access to recent publications and information on upcoming meetings. It also provides links to upcoming HAB webinars that may be of interest.

For archived information on the EPA's HAB outreach, including webinars, visit EPA Outreach on HABs.

Recent Papers

Recent HAB related peer reviewed papers and scientific reports:

• A new approach to predicting and understanding cyanobacteria bloom toxicity. Willis and Burford. 2026. Limnology and Oceanography Letters
• The global proliferation of aquatic, benthic Microcoleus: Taxonomy, distribution, toxin production, ecology, and future directions. Kelly et al. 2026. Water Research
• From laboratory to field: Temperature rise triggers increased release and toxicity of microcystins in Microcystis aeruginosa. Wang et al. 2026. Harmful Algae
• Climate extremes intensify global lake eutrophication by increasing the stress resistance of harmful bloom-forming algae. Wang et al. 2026. Nature Communications
• Cyanobacteria and aquatic ecosystem dynamics across 28,000 years of environmental changes in subtropical North America. Paradeisis-Stathis et al. 2026. Quaternary Science Reviews
• Algal Blooms in Lakes Increase After Wildfire Smoke Events in the Contiguous United States. Olson et al. 2026. Glbal Change Biology Communications
• Equatorial upwelling of phosphorus drives Atlantic N2 fixation and Sargassum blooms. Jung et al. 2025. Nature Geoscience.
• Effects of peroxide-based compounds on growth and toxicity of Microcystis aeruginosa. Lurling et al. 2025. Harmful Algae.
• Blooming in the Anthropocene: Perspectives on the development of freshwater blooms, changing phytoplankton communities, and mitigation strategies. Gamez and Manning 2025. Harmful Algae
• Molecular techniques for understanding harmful algal blooms: A review. Sanders and Lin 2025. Harmful Algae.
• Microcystin contamination of shellfish along the freshwater-to-marine continuum within US mid-Atlantic and Northeast estuaries. Wallace et al. 2025. Harmful Algae
• Novel insights into cyanobacterial (microcystins) neurotoxicity in rats: hepatic encephalopathy Xu et al. 2025. Archives of Toxicology
• Cyanotoxins in inland lakes of the United States: Occurrence and potential recreational health risks in the EPA National Lakes Assessment 2007. Loftin et al. 2025. Harmful Algae
• Rising temperature accelerates buoyancy regulation and vertical migration of the bloom-forming cyanobacterium Microcystis. Feng et al. 2025. Water Research
• Eutrophication amplifies Microcystis response to increasing winter temperatures, intensifying winter blooms. Cai et al. 2025. Journal of Applied Phycology
• From drought to deluge: hydrologic extremes alter nutrient-driven harmful cyanobacterial blooms. Preece et al. 2025. Environmental Pollution
• The role of surface water waves on cyanobacterial blooms in lakes. Gushulak et al. 2025. Limnology and Oceanography
• Microcystin persistence in Lake Erie foreshore sands. Moots et al. 2025. Journal of Great Lakes Research
• From bloom to tap: Connecting harmful algal bloom indicators in source water to cyanotoxin presence in treated drinking water. Abu-Ali et al. 2025. Harmful Algae
• Monitoring cyanobacteria blooms with complementary measurements – a similar story told using high-throughput imaging, optical sensors, light microscopy, and satellite-based methods. Kraft et al. 2025. Harmful Algae
• Genetic Diversity and Anatoxin Profiles of Freshwater Benthic Cyanobacteria From Nova Scotia (Canada). Valdez-Cano et al. 2025. Environmental Microbiology
• Abrupt changes in algal biomass of thousands of US lakes are related to climate and are more likely in low-disturbance watersheds. Soranno et al. 2025. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
• Anthropogenic nutrient inputs cause excessive algal growth for nearly half the world’s population. McDowell et al. 2025. Nature Communications.
• Dominant Dolichospermum and microcystin production in Detroit Lake (Oregon, USA). Jeon et al. 2025. Harmful Algae.
• Growth and anatoxin-a production of Microcoleus (Cyanobacteria) strains from streams in California, USA. Brown et al. 2025. Harmful Algae.
• The green convergence: United States lakes are collectively moving toward a eutrophic state. Fernandez-Figueroa et al. 2024. Harmful Algae
• Role of tributary cyanobacterial and nutrient transport and sediment processes on cyanobacterial bloom initiation in Lake Superior nearshore. Kreiling et al. 2024. Journal of Great Lakes Research.
• Bloom and bust: Toxic algae's impact on nearby property values. Wolf and Klaiber 2024. Ecological Economics.
• Freshwater neurotoxins and concerns for human, animal, and ecosystem health: A review of anatoxin-a and saxitoxin. Christensen and Khan 2024. Science of the Total Environment.
• An evaluation of statistical models of microcystin detection in lakes applied forward under varying climate conditions. Wilkinson et al. 2024. Harmful Algae.

Upcoming Meetings

Upcoming Webinars

• EPA HABS, Hypoxia, and Nutrients Webinar Series