{"id":1327,"date":"2020-01-30T10:14:42","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T15:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biochem\/?post_type=cu_event&#038;p=1327"},"modified":"2025-05-01T12:05:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T16:05:44","slug":"science-cafe-harmful-algal-blooms-knowns-and-knowledge-gaps-2","status":"publish","type":"cu_event","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biochem\/event\/science-cafe-harmful-algal-blooms-knowns-and-knowledge-gaps-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Science Caf\u00e9 \u2013 Harmful Algal Blooms: Knowns and Knowledge Gaps"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        \n    <\/h1>\n    \n        <\/header>\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"cu-buttongroup cu-component-updated flex flex-wrap md:flex-1 gap-3 md:gap-5 justify-start\">\n                                                                        <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"u-block u-block--white\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3351\" src=\"https:\/\/science.carleton.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Toxic_Algae_Bloom_in_Lake_Erie.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.carleton.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Toxic_Algae_Bloom_in_Lake_Erie.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/science.carleton.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Toxic_Algae_Bloom_in_Lake_Erie-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/science.carleton.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Toxic_Algae_Bloom_in_Lake_Erie-400x320.jpg 400w, https:\/\/science.carleton.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Toxic_Algae_Bloom_in_Lake_Erie-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/science.carleton.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Toxic_Algae_Bloom_in_Lake_Erie-1400x1120.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/science.carleton.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Toxic_Algae_Bloom_in_Lake_Erie-700x560.jpg 700w, https:\/\/science.carleton.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Toxic_Algae_Bloom_in_Lake_Erie-200x160.jpg 200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1600\"><\/figure><div class=\"l-post u-width-small\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"guest-speaker-david-mcmullin-professor-department-of-chemistry-and-institute-of-biochemistry\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guest Speaker: David McMullin, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Institute of Biochemistry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/science.carleton.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/david-5-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3352\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With access to upwards of 20 per&nbsp;cent of global freshwater resources, Canada is the steward for a significant amount of the planet\u2019s freshwater. Over the last one hundred years, freshwater ecosystems (e.g., rivers, lakes and wetlands) have undergone widespread environmental change because of population growth, pollution, increased temperatures and habitat degradation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A highly visible consequence of this environmental change is the increase in frequency and magnitude of toxic cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) blooms. These blooms release toxin mixtures into freshwater that negatively impact human and ecosystem health, wildlife, and local economies. In this talk, Prof. McMullin will highlight our current understanding of harmful algal blooms and discuss existing limitations for managing their natural toxins in freshwater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about Prof. McMullin\u2019s research by visiting his&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/chemistry\/people\/david-mcmullin\/\">faculty page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"about-the-science-cafe\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Science Caf\u00e9<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore science through Carleton University\u2019s popular Science Caf\u00e9 series,&nbsp;held twice a month during the fall and winter terms at the Sunnyside Branch of the Ottawa Public Library at 1049 Bank Street (at Aylmer Ave in Old Ottawa South). Each caf\u00e9 begins at 6:30 p.m. with a 20-minute talk by a scientist followed by a 40-minute open question and answer period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Come and join us for a lively discussion around a scientific issue of the day. Be prepared to be informed, engaged and even amused, as our professors share their scientific discoveries with you. All are welcome. For more information, please contact the Faculty of Science by email at&nbsp;<a class=\"spamspan\" href=\"mailto:odscience@carleton.ca\">odscience@carleton.ca<\/a>&nbsp;or by telephone at&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:613-520-4388\">613-520-4388<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button \" href=\"https:\/\/science.carleton.ca\/events\/science-cafe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VIEW THE SCIENCE CAF\u00c9 WINTER 2020 SCHEDULE<\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_event_type":[],"cu_event_audience":[],"class_list":["post-1327","cu_event","type-cu_event","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"cu_event_start_date":"2020-02-26T18:30:00","cu_event_end_date":"2020-02-26T19:30:00","cu_event_location_type":"in-person","cu_event_meeting_address_type":"on-campus","cu_building":false,"cu_event_meeting_room":"","cu_event_meeting_address_full":null,"cu_event_virtual_type":"tbd","cu_event_virtual_meeting_link":"","cu_post_thumbnail":false,"cu_event_cost":"","cu_event_registration":"","cu_event_secondary_button":"","cu_event_contact_name":"","cu_event_email":"","cu_event_phone":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/1327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cu_event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/1327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1328,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/1327\/revisions\/1328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_event_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event_type?post=1327"},{"taxonomy":"cu_event_audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event_audience?post=1327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}