BLADEN COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources on Nov. 15 advised the public to avoid touching green or blue water in a canal near Bay Tree Lake ...

A rapid-response survey during the 2017 bloom determined levels of the cyanotoxins, specifically microcystins, in excess of recreational contact limits at sites within the lower 20 km of the river ...

Both planktothrix and aphanizomenon are capable of producing the microcystin toxin, but likely not to the same degrees as microcystis, said George Bullerjahn, director of the Great Lakes Center for ...

DULUTH — Researchers studying blue-green algae blooms in the Duluth-Superior Harbor have pinpointed the cyanobacteria species responsible for the bloom’s toxins in what the Minnesota Sea Grant, which ...

JUST A FEW GUYS. ALL RIGHT, CHRIS, THANK YOU. WELL, EVERY SUMMER WE SEE REPORTS OF LARGE BLUE GREEN ALGAE BLOOMS IN LAKES OR CANALS ACROSS OUR AREA. THIS TIME IT’S IN A PORTION OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE.

The Ortona Lock and Dam, a structure on the Caloosahatchee River in Florida that was built for navigation and flood control; algae on Lake Okeechobee and along the shore; the Northshore Park Watershed ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - State biologists are warning people to stay away from an algae bloom in the Chowan River in Bertie and Chowan counties. The Division of Water Resources says the bloom has been ...

Hudson River researchers detected large amounts of algal bloom, a toxic bacteria that can be harmful to pets and humans, between Kingston and Norrie Point in Staatsburg. The massive bloom, said to be ...

Lake Okeechobee, Florida's largest freshwater lake, plays a vital role in the state's ecosystem and water management. Spanning 730 square miles with an average depth of just 9 feet, it serves as a ...

An alga that threatens freshwater ecosystems and is toxic to vertebrates has a sneaky way of ensuring its success: It suppresses the growth of algal competitors by releasing chemicals that deprive ...