Algae blooms, microcystin, do-not-drink bans, toxins. Those buzzwords have floated across the lips of many municipal leaders this summer, especially after a...
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Should Microcystin be Micromanaged?
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Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Targets Algal Blooms
On Sept. 3, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy announced that the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) will provide almost $12...
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Social Media Scare Sends Toledo Into Bottled-Water Frenzy
In Toledo, Ohio, where unsafe microcystin levels forced a drinking water emergency earlier this month, the water rumor mill continues to churn....
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Toledo Lifts Drinking Water Ban After Mycrocystin Scare
Officials lifted a ban on Toledo, Ohio, drinking water Monday morning after test results consistently showed “nondetectable” levels of mycrocystin, a neurotoxin...
