METHODS APPLIED IN CYANOBACTERIAL BLOOM CONTROL IN SHALLOW LAKES AND RESERVOIRS

The eutrophication of freshwaters - including shallow lakes - has become a global problem in the 21st century. Cyanobacterial blooms belong to the most frequent effects of this phenomenon. Although the problem, as well as methods for control it, are known since the beginning of the last century, in the last 25 years we can observe an increasing number of publications concerning methods of bloom control. The paper gives a review of different methods (chemical, physical and biological) applied in cyanobacterial bloom control in shallow lake ecosystems, taking into account not only the effectiveness of the methods but also their impact on other water biocenoses