Potentially harmful blue-green algae have appeared on Lough Neagh at a level not seen since the 1970s, monitoring scientists have said. Algal blooms can produce toxins and remove oxygen from the ...
It can produce toxins called "harmful algae blooms" that can kill wild animals, farm livestock and pets. It can also cause rashes and illness in humans, if swallowed. Not all blue-green algal ...
Four of the City of Lake Geneva's beaches remain closed due to blue-green algae, a bloom that can produce toxins that can make humans and animals sick, or even cause them to die in some cases.