NALMS launches Blue Green Algae Initiative

The North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) has launched a new Blue Green Algae Initiative to address the issue of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) toxicity. 

The new Blue Green Algae Initiative website contains information on conditions favoring blooms, human/animal health issues, toxicity, and much more. Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) produce a number of nuisance compounds, including those that are toxic or cause severe taste-and-odor problems in drinking water supplies. Animals die yearly as a result of cyanotoxins, and though human death is not common, many people experience symptoms indicative of cyanotoxin exposure.  http://www.nalms.org/Resources/BlueGreenInitiative/Overview.htm 

CEE-Algae Blog, September 9, 2007 http://www.cee-algae.blogspot.com/