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Neurotoxin levels recorded at 13 times safe limit
"See a bloom? Give it Room." Cyanobacteria, or blue-green algal blooms, can be green, blue-green or brown in color, and appear like spilled paint, clumpy clouds or slimy scum on surface water. Not all are toxic, but water quality agencies encourage caution. If you see an algae bloom, report it to the local county's health
Elevated levels of neurotoxin were detected in the middle section of Rufus Woods, according to a monitoring website that tracks toxic algae blooms.
A sample pulled June 25 from the "Mid Lake" region of the reservoir showed 13.760 micrograms of anatoxin-a per liter of water–well over the state Department of Health's guidelines for anatoxin-a in "recreational water bodies," which is 1 microgram per...
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