Levels of the toxin microcystin has been detected in Lake Erie weeks earlier than usual, according to the National Oceanic ...

Scientists fear a federal lab won't perform its harmful algae bloom work this year because of staffing losses and future ...

Researchers at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab say ...

NOAA has detected levels of the harmful toxin, microcystin, in Lake Erie weeks earlier than it is usually detected in routine ...

“About 11 million people get their drinking water from Lake Erie. So if this species is out there and it is producing toxins, that water will be drawn into a water treatment plant before it is sent ...

On June 27, a week before July 4, the NOAA and research partners forecast a moderate to larger-than-moderate harmful algal bloom (HAB) in western Lake Erie this summer, causing concern that ...

From 2012 through 2023, Lake Erie's algal blooms have generally started in July, compared to the previous decade when blooms usually kicked in during August, said NOAA oceanographer Rick Stumpf ...

NOAA forecasts a moderate to above moderate bloom, but this is still above what would be considered a normal level. NOAA forecasts Harmful Algal Bloom in Lake Erie | WVXU ...

Levels of the harmful toxin microcystin have been detected in Lake Erie weeks earlier than usual, according to the National ...

according to NOAA. Since 2008, toxin levels have exceeded advisory levels for drinking water and recreation in some areas of Lake Erie. Over the last seven years, researchers have seen the toxic ...

NEW YORK — Levels of the harmful toxin microcystin have been detected in Lake Erie weeks earlier than usual, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.