Project Underway to Identify Algal Toxins in U.S. National Park Waterways

Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service partnered on a first-of-its-kind, nationwide harmful algal bloom field study that began this summer and will continue over the next two years

Project Underway to Identify Algal Toxins in U.S. National Park Waterways

Here, a Solid Phase Adsorption Toxin Tracking tool is deployed in Curecanti National Recreation Area, Colorado, to track toxin presence. (Photo courtesy of Nicki Gibney, NPS)

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are a global concern that threaten human and aquatic ecosystem health and can cause severe economic damages. Algal toxins are produced by certain species of algae and microscopic water plants called phytoplankton and can cause acute and chronic illnesses...

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