Effects of Salinity on Clay Flocculation in the Context of Mitigating Karenia Brevis Blooms in the Tampa Bay
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Clay Flocculation, Red Tide, Mitigation, Kaolin Clay, Salinity, Tampa Bay, FloridaAbstract
Objective: Tampa Bay Area is an estuary and thus has varying levels of salinity, so it has become imperative to determine whether or not the leading combat strategy (clay flocculation) to HABs is effective under these differing conditions. Method: an experiment was conducted that measured the settling rates of Kaolin clay at varying levels of salinity (0, 17.5, 30, and 45 Parts Per Thousand) within the range of Karenia Brevis. Results: There is no statistically significant difference between the settling rates of Kaolin clay within the range of tolerance of K. Brevis, and therefore can be used to combat K. Brevis blooms in Tampa Bay regardless of salinity.
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