Praxair, a Linde company, has awarded a $20,000 grant to Dr. Edwin Wong, Western Connecticut State University Associate Professor of Biological and Environmental Sciences.
Dr. Wong has been awarded the grant from the industrial gas company to continue his research and investigation of toxic cyanobacteria in Connecticut waterways.
Cyanobacteria, more commonly known as blue-green algae, has been a growing health issue around the globe.
Certain freshwater cyanobacteria can produce microcystin, which is toxic and poses a major threat to drinking and recreational waters, as well as the environment at large.
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