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Florida’s Toxic Algae
The lake in particular has been besieged by nutrient pollution for decades, causing unprecedented blooms of blue-green algae. Also known as cyanobacteria, blue-green algae produce cyanotoxins, which ...
The News-Press (Fort Myers) on MSN10mon
DOH issues blue-green algae advisory for Caloosahatchee River. Where else are blooms?
The Florida Department of Health in Lee County issued an advisory for the Alva Boat Ramp after April 8 samples showed toxins ...
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High level of algae closes swim beach at Blue Marsh Lake
The beach at Blue ... Lake in Berks County is now off limits to swimmers. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Thursday morning that it has detected extremely high levels of blue-green algae ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal3mon
Gone in a flash: Lake Mohave’s toxic algae bloom may soon let up
Those under warnings, such as Lake Mohave, are those where testing has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae. That list includes the Sheep Creek Reservoir in the Duck Valley Reservation ...
Opinion
Florida must inspect its septic systems to curb harmful Gulf algae blooms | Opinion
Florida has millions of possibly leaking septic tanks along the shores and banks of our lakes, rivers and streams | Opinion ...
Center for Biological Diversity3y
As New Algae Bloom Spreads Across Lake Okeechobee, Florida Urged to Set Standards Critical to Protecting People, Wildlife From Harmful Toxins
The request comes after the Florida Department of Environmental Protection announced on May 5 that, even as a 500-square-mile algae bloom is spreading across Lake Okeechobee ... The governor’s Blue ...
News 131mon
Orange County lake tests positive for toxic algae
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health in Orange County is cautioning the public about blue-green algae in Lake Mabel. Water sample testing is underway. Blue-green algae have the ...