Dr. King and Dr. Firmage and undergraduate students of Colby College have worked with gleoetrichia on Great Pond for the past several summers
	Current research is aimed at better understanding the lifecycle of the bacteria
	Additionally, there is an emphasis on the amount of phosphorus the bacteria holds.
	Pictured are traps that were used two summers ago to capture the gloeotrichia as it traveled from the floor towards the surface.
	similar traps were used this past summer, but were located closer to the lake bottom
	to more accurately depict the numbers of gloeotrichia coming off the bottom and how they correspond
	to different parts of the lake
	One of the goals of the research project is to understand how much phosphorus an individual bacterium holds
	will effect the total amount of phosphorus in the lake
	Currently there are no health concerns related to the bacteria.
	This summer DEP ran several tests indicating that the bacteria is not toxic
	There are recreational concerns in that it can be unpleasent to use the lake during times of extreme blooms.