Late summer and early fall brought a burst of harmful algal blooms (HABs) for days on end throughout Owasco Lake and our ...

Other affected counties include Lincoln and Mecklenburg. The bloom is dominated by microcystis, the press release said, which belongs to the algal group cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae.

All measurements were consistent with Microcystis algae, the cyanobacteria that are responsible for the harmful algal blooms (HABs) and produce the microcystin toxins responsible for beach closures, ...

According to him, an analysis of samples taken from the lake reveal that the layer is composed of Microcystis aeruginosa, a type of freshwater cyanobacteria that can poison wildlife.