From the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment Microcystins: January 2009 - A brief overview of their toxicity and effects, with special reference to fish, wildlife, and livestock. Ecotoxicology Program Integrated Risk Assessment Branch Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment California Environmental Protection Agency Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green [...]

REPORT: Are Algae Blooms Linked to Lou Gehrig's Disease? Scientific American  - Environmental Health News Reports: (SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN) December 11, 2014 - Medical researchers are now uncovering clues that appear to link some cases of ALS to people’s proximity to lakes and coastal waters. About five years ago, doctors at [...]

FingerLakes1.Com Reports: (SENECA FALLS, NY - October 29, 2020) On the morning of July 4, Cayuga Lake’s first suspected harmful algal bloom of the season was spotted on the shoreline near the Beacon Bay Marina at the lake’s northeastern tip. Tests showed that its water samples easily exceeded the state’s [...]

REPORT: Could there be a link between Cyanobacteria and ALS? New Hampshire lakes, scientists are exploring idea WMUR Reports: LEBANON, N.H. — Doctors and scientists at Dartmouth College and the University of New Hampshire are among a team exploring whether environmental toxins may be related to neurodegenerative diseases. They have [...]

Family Dogs Die After Playing by North Carolina Pond PEOPLE.COM reports: Three Dogs Die of Toxic Algae Poisoning hours after playing by North Carolina pond. A doggie playdate at a park in North Carolina turned tragic after three pups died from blue green algae poisoning from a pond’s harmful algal [...]