Scientists are studying if toxins from blue-green algae cause dementia-like symptoms in stranded dolphins. Researchers found ...

BROOKLINE, MASS. (WHDH) - The Town of Brookline has issued a public health advisory for the Brookline Reservoir following the confirmed presence of a blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) bloom. These ...

The algae was spotted on the south-west shore off the Washingbay Lough Walk.

The Florida Department of Health in Orange County (DOH-Orange) cautions the public about the presence of harmful blue-green ...

The Wisconsin DNR listed Green Lake as an impaired body of water in 2014 as a result of high phosphorous, which fuels algae blooms. Sources of pollution include runoff from farms, livestock, yard ...

State health officials are urging the public to avoid a South Florida canal until further notice after detecting the presence of toxic blue-green algae in the waterway. The Florida Department of ...

Cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, is the most common, potentially harmful bacteria in fresh water. Avoid swimming or high-speed water activities where algae blooms are present. Common symptoms of ...

Don’t drink untreated surface water. Avoid swimming in algal blooms. Rinse fish with clean water prior to cooking thoroughly and eat only the fillet portion, not the organs where toxins can accumulate ...

Two University of Wisconsin-Stout biology instructors plan to examine the value of research in the classroom while, at the same time, study water quality in Lake Menomin. Stephen Nold and Scott ...

Researchers say chlorine in combination with ultraviolet light works to degrade deadly toxins created by harmful algae blooms in drinking water. Treatment plants use a combination of tools to keep ...

Algae season came early to Denver this year. In early May, the Denver Department of Public Health & Environment discovered a blue-green algae bloom in Grasmere Lake at Washington Park. Usually the ...