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Invasion of the Algae Blooms!

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Toxic Blue-Green Algae
As many Americans plan trips to lakes and river this Labor Day Weekend, experts are sending out a warning to watch out for toxic algae blooms. Researchers identified 318 bodies away in the US that have been infected by the microscopic organism called cyanobacteria. Approximately 86 percent of the outbreaks were in recreational areas, but
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Researchers Discover that Zebra Mussels Increase Blue-Green Algae

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Invasive Zebra Mussels
While invasive zebra mussels consume small plant-like organisms called phytoplankton, Michigan State University researchers discovered during a long-term study that zebra mussels can actually increase Microcystis, a type of phytoplankton known as “blue-green algae” or cyanobacteria, that forms harmful floating blooms. Zebra mussels can filter out the Microcystis with other particles, but then they spit
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Green Water is Costing Iowa Residents Millions of Dollars

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Farm Field Runoff
A national environmental organization labeled the Raccoon River one of the country’s most endangered because of toxic algae and nitrates. Des Moines Water Works called it a “catastrophe,” as the Raccoon is the major source for drinking water for a half-million Iowans. Des Moines Water Works, after dumping as much as $250,000 a year into
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Lake Erie: On the Brink of Collapse (Again)

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Lake Water Algae Bloom
Summer algae blooms are not uncommon, especially when the summer heat moves in, but the toxic algae bloom that caused the issuance of a water ban in Toledo is a sign of Lake Erie’s distress. Lake Erie became very polluted in the 1960s and 1970s as a result of the quantity of heavy industry situated
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Toxic Blue-Green Algae

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Toxic Blue-Green Algae
Blue-green algae, technically known as cyanobacteria, are microscopic organisms that are naturally present in lakes and streams.  Typically present at low number, blue-green algae can quickly become abundant in warm, shallow, undisturbed surface water rich in nutrients like phosphorous and nitrogen. Some blue-green algae produce toxins that could pose a health risk to people and
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