Project #2904
Control of Toxic Cyanobacterial Blooms in Water Bodies by Allelochemicals
$255,000
Principal Investigator
Assaf
Sukenik
Research Manager
Kenan Ozekin, PhD
Contractor
Kinneret Limnological Laboratory (KLL)
Abstract
Identifies and characterizes potent naturally occurring biochemical agents--allelochemicals--to control toxic populations of Microcystis in fresh water lakes. Tests the potential application of allelochemicals for bloom control under laboratory and small-scale field conditions. Completed in 2005.