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PULLMAN, Wash. - As summer temperatures take hold, toxic blue-green algae blooms can be a deadly threat to pets across the ...
Blue-green algae isn't all bad. In fact, we owe our lives to it. The oxygen atmosphere we depend on was generated by numerous cyanobacteria billions of years ago.
Despite the name, blue-green algae can range in color from brown to red, and they are typically spread across the water’s surface or on the shoreline, Dorman said. Sometimes the algae blooms ...
Despite its name, this algae can be blue, green, brown or red in color. “If the water appears suspicious or there is decaying algae on the shore, avoid contact and keep dogs away,” the KDHE ...
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) have issued a public health advisory due to blue-green algae.
Blue-green algae blooms aren't just blue and green. They can have a variety of colors mixed in, including brown and red. They look similar to paint streaks on the water's surface, "dense scum" or ...
Toxic algae in the C-44 Canal prompted a Florida Department of Health water advisory July 18, four days after the state took ...
The Health Department in Jacksonville has issued its first blue-green algae health alert in nearly two years for the St. Johns River. ... foam or paint on the surface of the water invarious colors.
First of all, blue-green algae often aren’t visible to the naked eye, so you might not realize their presence. But when it blooms and forms clumps, you’ll notice its soup-like appearance and ...
How to identify blue-green algae. According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Blue-green algae are bacteria that are naturally found in Ohio lakes, ponds and slow-moving streams and are ...
The harmful blue-green algae season starts in April in Kansas. ... (HAB) may look like foam, scum or paint floating on the water and be colored blue, bright green, brown or red.