WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:02.890 cabs are an overgrowth of harmful algae . 00:02.900 --> 00:05.122 There's a couple different species that 00:05.122 --> 00:08.010 are of concern in the United States And 00:08.010 --> 00:11.400 many will produce harmful toxins that 00:11.400 --> 00:15.220 can be harmful to the ecosystem humans , 00:15.230 --> 00:17.820 animal life . It also causes severe 00:17.820 --> 00:20.670 economic damages to recreation and 00:20.670 --> 00:23.060 tourism , totaling over $1 billion 00:23.060 --> 00:28.010 400 00:28.010 --> 00:30.066 water management projects across the 00:30.066 --> 00:32.232 country , which also experiences great 00:32.232 --> 00:34.232 impact from harmful algal blooms as 00:34.232 --> 00:36.420 related to water management that then 00:36.420 --> 00:38.860 also recreation and tourism also 00:38.870 --> 00:41.590 hydropower . So there's a plethora of 00:41.590 --> 00:44.110 reasons of why the core has been 00:44.120 --> 00:47.010 engaged in this topic and hopefully 00:47.010 --> 00:50.270 we'll remain engaged for for years to 00:50.270 --> 00:53.170 come , harmful algal blooms are just 00:53.170 --> 00:55.520 such a huge and devastating issue to 00:55.520 --> 00:58.580 our nation . It is evident that we will 00:58.580 --> 01:00.860 not solve this problem by ourselves . 01:00.870 --> 01:03.760 And so in order for us to 01:04.630 --> 01:06.852 answer this question and work towards a 01:06.852 --> 01:09.550 solution , we have got to partner with 01:09.560 --> 01:13.470 other academic institutions , regional 01:13.480 --> 01:16.500 experts , federal agencies , state and 01:16.500 --> 01:19.190 local authorities and they are working 01:19.190 --> 01:22.950 with us to create and build upon new 01:22.950 --> 01:26.680 management and also detection methods 01:26.690 --> 01:29.340 and strategies that can be used in 01:29.350 --> 01:31.406 regions throughout the country . The 01:31.406 --> 01:34.560 project is having the two major part . 01:34.570 --> 01:36.880 The first part of the project is for 01:36.880 --> 01:39.270 the early detection of the harmful 01:39.270 --> 01:41.326 algal bloom . And the second part of 01:41.326 --> 01:44.220 the project is for the treatment and 01:44.220 --> 01:46.498 mitigation of the harmful algal blooms . 01:46.498 --> 01:48.664 So for the first part of the project , 01:48.664 --> 01:51.410 we are using uh advanced sense of 01:51.410 --> 01:53.630 techniques and molecular biology 01:53.630 --> 01:57.110 techniques to understand what triggers 01:57.120 --> 01:59.490 harmful algal blooms at the same time . 01:59.490 --> 02:02.380 The what are the influence of the other 02:02.380 --> 02:06.270 microorganisms in the lake uh and how 02:06.270 --> 02:08.381 they affect the harmful algal bloom . 02:08.381 --> 02:10.437 So the sensor system we are going to 02:10.437 --> 02:13.770 use can detect the conditions of the 02:13.780 --> 02:15.860 sign of bacteria balloon and then we 02:15.860 --> 02:18.570 can actually inform the water treatment 02:18.570 --> 02:20.970 plant in advance to enhance their 02:20.970 --> 02:23.026 treatment . Capitally second part of 02:23.026 --> 02:25.900 the project is focusing on 02:25.910 --> 02:28.450 remediation of the harmful algal bloom . 02:28.940 --> 02:32.560 So we are proposing to use bio inspired 02:32.570 --> 02:34.580 treatment method . So that would 02:34.580 --> 02:38.250 include the viruses that can kill the 02:38.260 --> 02:41.090 harmful . I got blue and good bacteria 02:41.100 --> 02:43.550 that can degrade the sign of toxins 02:43.560 --> 02:46.060 released from the harmful algal bloom . 02:46.240 --> 02:48.840 We are really excited that our proposed 02:48.840 --> 02:52.050 method and the new techniques can make 02:52.050 --> 02:54.980 the real changes for the water 02:54.980 --> 02:57.700 utilities and also the water quality in 02:57.700 --> 02:59.756 the lake , harmful algal blooms have 02:59.756 --> 03:01.700 impacted recreational and drinking 03:01.700 --> 03:03.700 waters throughout our country . Our 03:03.700 --> 03:05.830 research will help provide answers on 03:05.830 --> 03:07.608 how harmful algal blooms can be 03:07.608 --> 03:09.719 controlled and perhaps even prevented 03:09.719 --> 03:11.941 from lake area to the Ohio river and at 03:11.941 --> 03:14.163 numerous lakes in between harmful algal 03:14.163 --> 03:16.274 blooms have impacted our waterways on 03:16.274 --> 03:18.108 similarly from the west coast in 03:18.108 --> 03:20.052 California down south to florida , 03:20.052 --> 03:21.860 harmful algal blooms are just 03:21.870 --> 03:24.170 everywhere these blooms are affecting 03:24.180 --> 03:27.060 our beaches are recreational waters , 03:27.060 --> 03:29.360 charter boats , tourism , our economy , 03:29.370 --> 03:31.537 and even our drinking water . And so I 03:31.537 --> 03:33.592 think it's vitally important that we 03:33.592 --> 03:35.980 work to control and find answers to 03:35.980 --> 03:37.813 these problems . We received our 03:37.813 --> 03:39.647 funding in March and immediately 03:39.647 --> 03:41.369 started working on our control 03:41.369 --> 03:43.536 temperature al decide experiments . We 03:43.536 --> 03:45.758 are also setting up our lab experiments 03:45.758 --> 03:47.813 Ferraro Zonana bubble trials and are 03:47.813 --> 03:49.924 excited to get out to Sylvan Lake and 03:49.924 --> 03:51.869 do our first um in lake trial this 03:51.869 --> 03:54.036 summer and are doing some some work to 03:54.036 --> 03:55.980 set that up . This is a three year 03:55.980 --> 03:58.091 project . So in year two we will also 03:58.091 --> 04:00.091 be conducting Mezza Qasem trials at 04:00.091 --> 04:02.147 sites like this though and Tng river 04:02.147 --> 04:04.369 wetland research park and also um we'll 04:04.369 --> 04:06.313 be doing additional field trials , 04:06.313 --> 04:08.313 hopefully getting out to some state 04:08.313 --> 04:10.690 park lakes and um and doing additional 04:10.700 --> 04:12.756 trials in the in the real world . Uh 04:12.756 --> 04:14.922 Finally in the year three , we hope to 04:14.922 --> 04:16.922 get out to some of our public water 04:16.922 --> 04:18.756 supply lakes to do testing their 04:18.756 --> 04:20.756 successful outcomes of this project 04:20.756 --> 04:22.311 include one having a better 04:22.311 --> 04:24.533 understanding of AL decides and whether 04:24.533 --> 04:26.700 that they're effective at all at lower 04:26.700 --> 04:26.350 temperatures and can be used as a 04:26.350 --> 04:28.520 control strategy . Next , we really 04:28.520 --> 04:30.970 hope to have a better understanding of 04:30.970 --> 04:33.240 how ozone nano bubbles work , whether 04:33.240 --> 04:35.462 they are effective and can be scaled up 04:35.462 --> 04:37.870 and if they provide a good alternate 04:37.870 --> 04:40.250 cost effective approach for combating 04:40.250 --> 04:42.306 harmful algal blooms . And finally , 04:42.306 --> 04:44.528 the ultimate objective would be to have 04:44.528 --> 04:46.670 cleaner links . One of the reasons I 04:46.670 --> 04:48.781 think that the verdict was brought to 04:48.781 --> 04:51.510 the table is because we have the 04:51.510 --> 04:53.590 authorities to work in these areas . 04:53.590 --> 04:56.290 But then we also do have a wide array 04:56.290 --> 05:00.090 of researchers and expertise here that 05:00.100 --> 05:03.870 can bring a holistic approach to the 05:03.870 --> 05:05.930 table internally , we've started 05:05.930 --> 05:07.652 projects related to prevention 05:07.652 --> 05:09.652 detection and management of harmful 05:09.652 --> 05:12.060 algal blooms . And all of those 05:12.060 --> 05:15.670 projects are really being led by a 05:15.680 --> 05:18.210 very diverse workforce . Everything 05:18.210 --> 05:21.850 from risk assessment , biologist too . 05:22.240 --> 05:24.680 Chemical engineers , everybody's coming 05:24.680 --> 05:26.791 to the table with these things . It's 05:26.791 --> 05:28.958 been really cool , really exciting for 05:28.958 --> 05:31.013 us . Every time I come off of one of 05:31.013 --> 05:32.902 our meetings where we're bringing 05:32.902 --> 05:35.069 collaborators to the table and we have 05:35.069 --> 05:37.124 real discussions that are meaningful 05:37.124 --> 05:39.880 that just like renews our energy . You 05:39.880 --> 05:42.102 feel like you're doing something good . 05:42.102 --> 05:44.830 You feel like you're really moving the 05:44.830 --> 05:46.997 science forward in a way that it needs 05:46.997 --> 05:48.560 to . Mm . 05:52.540 --> 05:54.440 Mhm . Yeah .