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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 ...
Blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, is a more recent bloom affecting fresh waters in Southwest Florida. This "algae" more closely conforms in color to its name.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health in St. Johns County has issued an alert for the presence of "harmful ...
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 ...
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.
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.
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.