Satellite monitoring of cyanobacterial harmful algal bloom frequency in recreational waters and drinking water sources

Clark, J. Marshall; Schaeffer, Blake A.; Darling, John A.; Urquhart, Erin; Johnston, John M.; Ignatius, Amber R.; Myer, Mark H.; Loftin, Keith A.; Werdell, P. Jeremy; Stumpf, Richard P.

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.04.046

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“…Remote sensing in all capacities can present a broad view of HAB conditions (e.g., Clark et al, 2017), act as a rapid response tool in cases where imagery is used in HAB forecasting models (i.e., HAB Tracker, Rowe et al, 2016) and for products including the NOAA HAB Bulletins (i.e., Lake Erie and the Gulf of Mexico), and advance understanding of the extent of HABs. However, it is worth noting that the capability to sub-divide whole phytoplankton biomass into functional groups based on a combination of backscatter properties to estimate size and/or absorption peaks of pigments (and via satellite-based or HSI systems) will still lack the resolution required to detect HAB taxa or differentiate toxic from non-toxic members of the same genera or species (e.g., Stumpf et al, 2016).…”

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Considerations in Harmful Algal Bloom Research and Monitoring: Perspectives From a Consensus-Building Workshop and Technology Testing

Stauffer

Bowers

Buckley³

et al. 2019

Front. Mar. Sci.

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Recurrent blooms of harmful algae and cyanobacteria (HABs) plague many coastal and inland waters throughout the United States and have significant socioeconomic impacts to the adjacent communities. Notable HAB events in recent years continue to underscore the many remaining gaps in knowledge and increased needs for technological advances leading to early detection. This review summarizes the main research and management priorities that can be addressed through ocean observationbased approaches and technological solutions for harmful algal blooms, provides an update to the state of the technology to detect HAB events based on recent activities of the Alliance for Coastal Technologies (ACT), offers considerations for ensuring data quality, and highlights both ongoing challenges and opportunities for solutions in integrating HAB-focused technologies in research and management. Specifically, technological advances are discussed for remote sensing (both multispectral satellite and hyperspectral); deployable in situ detection of HAB species on fixed or mobile platforms (based on bulk or taxa-specific biomass, images, or molecular approaches); and field-based and/or rapid quantitative detection of HAB toxins (via molecular and analytical chemistry methods). Suggestions for addressing challenges to continued development and adoption of new technologies are summarized, based on a consensus-building workshop hosted by ACT, including dealing with the uncertainties in investment for HAB research, monitoring, and management. Challenges associated with choosing appropriate technologies for a given ecosystem and/or management concern are also addressed, and examples of programs that are leveraging and combining complementary approaches are highlighted.

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Considerations in Harmful Algal Bloom Research and Monitoring: Perspectives From a Consensus-Building Workshop and Technology Testing

Stauffer

Bowers

Buckley³

et al. 2019

Front. Mar. Sci.

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“…50 In addition, the various concentrations of algal blooms are also attributed to the global changes in climate and anthropogenic activities. 51 Whereas climate change affects algal formation at a global scale, the local anthropogenic activities -such as nutrient load into the Vaal Dam -are more important in controlling algal densities. This is particularly important considering the various forms of human activities occurring at different parts of the Vaal River Basin.…”

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Mapping chlorophyll-a concentrations in a cyanobacteria- and algae-impacted Vaal Dam using Landsat 8 OLI data

Malahlela¹,

Oliphant²,

Tsoeleng³

et al. 2018

S. Afr. J. Sci.

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Mapping chlorophyll-a (chl-a) is crucial for water quality management in turbid and productive case II water bodies, which are largely influenced by suspended sediment and phytoplankton. Recent developments in remote sensing technology offer new avenues for water quality assessment and chl-a detection for inland water bodies. In this study, the red to near-infrared (NIR-red) bands were tested for the Vaal Dam in South Africa to classify chl-a concentrations using Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager (OLI) data for 2014–2016 by means of stepwise logistic regression (SLR). The moderate-resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) data were also used for validating chl-a concentration classes. The chl-a concentrations were classified into low and high concentrations. The SLR applied on 2014 images yielded an overall accuracy of 80% and kappa coefficient (κ) of 0.74 on April 2014 data, while an overall accuracy of 65% and κ=0.30 were obtained for the May 2015 Landsat data. There was a significant (p less than 0.05) negative correlation between chl-a classes and red band in all analyses, while the NIR band showed a positive correlation (0.0001; p less than 0.89) for April 2014 data set. The 2015 image classification yielded an overall accuracy of 83% and κ=0.43. The difference vegetation index showed a significant (p less than 0.003) positive correlation with chl-a concentrations for May 2015 and July 2016, with chl-a ranges of between 2.5 μg/L and 1219 μg/L. These correlations show that a class increase in chl-a (from low to high) is in response to an increase in greenness within the Vaal Dam. We have demonstrated the applicability of Landsat 8 OLI data for inland water quality assessment.

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“…Area-based monitoring with imaging sensors, such as the medium-resolution imaging spectrometer (MERIS) on a satellite, is also increasingly used to monitor algal blooms [44,49,71]. The satellite images provide useful information on algal blooms (e.g., the cyanobacteria biomass or Chl-a concentration) of wide-ranging areas in a relatively short time, in which real-time monitoring is limited, owing to the long duration of data processing [45,48,49].…”

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Recent Advances in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Sensor Technology for Monitoring Water Quality

Park

Kim

Lee

2020

Water

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Water quality control and management in water resources are important for providing clean and safe water to the public. Due to their large area, collection, analysis, and management of a large amount of water quality data are essential. Water quality data are collected mainly by manual field sampling, and recently real-time sensor monitoring has been increasingly applied for efficient data collection. However, real-time sensor monitoring still relies on only a few parameters, such as water level, velocity, temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen (DO), and pH. Although advanced sensing technologies, such as hyperspectral images (HSI), have been used for the areal monitoring of algal bloom, other water quality sensors for organic compounds, phosphorus (P), and nitrogen (N) still need to be further developed and improved for field applications. The utilization of information and communications technology (ICT) with sensor technology shows great potential for the monitoring, transmission, and management of field water-quality data and thus for developing effective water quality management. This paper presents a review of the recent advances in ICT and field applicable sensor technology for monitoring water quality, mainly focusing on water resources, such as rivers and lakes, and discusses the challenges and future directions.

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Satellite monitoring of cyanobacterial harmful algal bloom frequency in recreational waters and drinking water sources

Cited by 139 publications

References 68 publications

Considerations in Harmful Algal Bloom Research and Monitoring: Perspectives From a Consensus-Building Workshop and Technology Testing

Considerations in Harmful Algal Bloom Research and Monitoring: Perspectives From a Consensus-Building Workshop and Technology Testing

Mapping chlorophyll-a concentrations in a cyanobacteria- and algae-impacted Vaal Dam using Landsat 8 OLI data

Recent Advances in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Sensor Technology for Monitoring Water Quality

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