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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Out of curiosity, did you do similar analyses for sediment TN v external N loads?

Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Moonrise over Lake Balaton on World Lake Day. (TBH I think these "World <insert some random thing here> Days are kinda dumb, but whatever).

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Best song most people have never heard?

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

These emissions are also amplified by excess N, and we also need to improve N management, in addition to P, to help mitigate eutrophication and climate change.

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Wizz Air, no-recline seats!! Hallelujah

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Hope you'll make it over to the other side of the Baltic (Estonia) on the next trip, Ron!

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

At least so far, biggest accomplishment of the Lake Balaton project is (possibly?) being able to pronounce the city Székesfehérvár.

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The sign is real and has been there for years. Nice try though.

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Hungarian wine is totally underrated.

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

…and they excrete reduced N forms and very labile OM, which help fuel non-N-fixing cyanos making N rich toxins.

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

That’s the dumbest thing I’ve read today. Remarkably dumb.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

This is like Jeffrey Epstein lecturing us on feminism.

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

What's this? A paper on lake restoration that not only acknowledges but also addresses internal sediment N loading? 😱😱😱 What next, external N loading targets for Lake Erie? (Likely not, barring some retirement parties/progress.) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Wilhelm Lab at the University of Tennessee @tn-marine-micro.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

We’re hiring! A joint Postdoc at UT Knoxville (Wilhelm & @dtalmy.bsky.social) to study Microcystis, oxidative stress, toxin production, and nutrient selection using lab, field, molecular, and modeling approaches. PhD required. Apply: fa-ewlq-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

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Post-Doctoral Research Associate: Freshwater Microbial Ecology - UTK

The Wilhelm and Talmy research groups in the Department of Microbiology at the University of Tennessee invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join an interdisciplinary project exam...

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

“The most durable solution…is still to remove the nutrient source and, ideally, remove algal biomass from the water. If you only kill algae in place, some of that biomass can break down and release nutrients back into the water, which means the bloom can return later.” phys.org/news/2026-06...

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Nanobubbles for algae cleanup: Q&A with researcher Wen Zhang

One of the most powerful environmental cleaning technologies in recent years is too small to see with the naked eye. Nanobubbles—tiny gaseous bubbles with diameters of around 100 nanometers—can clean ...

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

It’s Scenedesmus per Euan Reavie, who got a sample.

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

So the ‘theory’ has some validity, but there are problems (see my comments within the thread), starting with the bloom not being caused by cyanos, and the usual and incorrect ‘dismissal’ of the importance of nitrogen.

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

One last important point. Treatments like H2O2 are band-aids, not ‘fixes’. Lysed algae cells release all of those nutrients back into the water. My concern would be replacing non-toxic green algae with cyanos using recycled nutrients to make biomass and N-rich toxins.

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

And, the dominant taxa is Scenedesmus, a green algae (cannot fix atmospheric N), which means that it must make biomass from combined nitrogen. The problem here, among other things ofc, is nutrients, nitrogen and phosphorus...not one or the other, BOTH!

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

No, not "typically phosphate" or "rarely nitrogen". Both are required to make biomass, and N is just as likely to be 'limiting' (see Elser et al. 2007; Ecology Letters 10). This kind of antiquated approach to aquatic science has severely inhibited progress in mitigating eutrophication globally.

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Monochrome lab tape ball from Mars?

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Curious whether this is a distributor issue or a Shimadzu issue? Heard anything similar for them in Europe?

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Look forward to reading it. I assume that N loading was also reduced (‘nutrient reductions’)…and some would argue that a shift to N fixers is a clear step in the right direction. Keep reducing external loads, and internal/legacy loads will eventually take care of themselves?

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Estonian frozen lab ‘making it official’ in Montréal @g-oguz.bsky.social

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Honored to be here to celebrate Jim Cotner’s long (and continuing) career.

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Back in the old PhD stomping grounds

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Saw an excellent show in Kingston pre-ASLO/SIL, Georgia Harmer & Half Moon Run

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Lake Balaton vinos - a cab franc port-like dessert wine and a well aged ultra rare white made from a nearly extinct varietal (kéknyelü).

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Good timing for my Lake Balaton trip this week....beyond obvious current events, Balaton is (as far as I know) the cradle of 'internal N loading' studies in lakes. Amazing that, 25 years later, 'we' still think internal loads are just for P... onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Nitrogen uptake and the importance of internal nitrogen loading in Lake Balaton

1. The importance of various forms of nitrogen to the nitrogen supply of phytoplankton has been investigated in the mesotrophic eastern and eutrophic western basin of Lake Balaton. </br>2. Uptake rates o...

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Sigh...so close, and yet so far (plus bad timing).

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Don’t let anyone fool you about fossil fuels and nuclear. The market is deciding in real time.

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I typically receive 5-10 review requests per week. Most can immediately be declined because they do not match my expertise, most others declined due to unreasonable expected turnaround time. I accept 1-2 per month depending on my schedule.

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

I don't need to be paid or recognized to accept a review. I need journals to better match manuscripts to my expertise (most are not even close) and give me a reasonable amount of time. How about ask me (1) are you interested, and (2) if so, how much time do you need to complete a thorough review?

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Next time you find yourself on this side of the gulf, let me know, and stay warm up there!

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Not so far from Tartu if you want to come for a quick visit.

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Anthony Ricciardi @ecoinvasions.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Greenland, a fragile ecosystem... "A new invasive species in sight!" "Which one?" "A big orange pig!"

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Multi-layered “look what you made me do” lie. Because Norway didn’t give a him prize (it doesn’t decide winners) for ending wars (he didn’t end) the US won’t be peaceful anymore (bombing multiple countries) and will take Greenland (part of Denmark, not Norway) to stop Russia (it’d help Russia).

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Mark J McCarthy @mjmcncycle.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

If you don’t listen to Trad Attack!, you probably should…

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