Modelling cyanobacteria blooms in urban lakes. Application to Lake of Enghien-les-Bains.

Talita Silva (1) , Brigitte Vinçon-Leite (1) , Bruno J. Lemaire (1) , Briac Le Vu (1) , Nicholas Escoffier (2) , François Prévot (3) , Catherine Quiblier (2) , Bruno Tassin (1)

1 LEESU - Laboratoire Eau, Environnement et Systèmes Urbains
2 Ecosystèmes et Interactions Toxiques
3 IPGP - Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

The ecosystems in urban lakes are very vulnerable to human pressure because of their specific physical functioning, characterized by intermittent thermal stratification and low flow speeds. Furthermore, the high intake of nutrients in these environments encourages blooms of phytoplankton, including toxic cyanobacteria, disrupting their use and causing health problems (Catherine et al., 2008). This work focuses on the implementation of a predictive model of cyanobacteria blooms in urban lakes. It is part of a project whose objective is to develop a monitoring and warning system, in real-time, of phytoplankton blooms in freshwater ecosystems.

Domains: Environmental Sciences; Environmental Engineering

Talita Silva, Brigitte Vinçon-Leite, Bruno J. Lemaire, Briac Le Vu, Nicholas Escoffier, et al.. Modelling cyanobacteria blooms in urban lakes. Application to Lake of Enghien-les-Bains.. Secondes Journées Internationales de Limnologie, Oct 2010, Thonon-les-Bains, France. ⟨hal-00674654⟩