The state Department of Health is reminding Vermonters that it's the time of year to start checking Vermont’s waters for cyanobacteria blooms before you swim, play, or bring ...

These blooms, which could produce toxins, wash up on shorelines and float in water. Upon seeing one, individuals should steer ...

Photo by Aidan Quigley/VTDigger. After yet another summer with headline-grabbing cyanobacteria blooms in Vermont, ...

A cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, bloom on Lake Champlain. Photo provided by Lake Champlain Sea Grant JEFF SCHLOSS: The way phosphorus works, it attaches very readily when there's oxygen in ...

Cyanobacteria, it's an issue that Oregon lakes deal with every summer.As the fourth of July quickly approaches, how do you know the water you're swimming in is ...

Lake Erie algal bloom as seen from space. NASA Earth Observatory. Microcystis cyanobacteria, the organism responsible for the Lake Erie bloom, produces a toxin that can cause vomiting, dizziness ...

You can find reference photos of cyanobacteria blooms, as well as a reporting form here. To view active cyanobacteria alerts and advisories, visit the state’s Healthy Swimming Mapper.

Cyanobacteria bloom prompts state DES to issue advisory for Silver Lake in Hollis. By Dean Shalhoup ... (NHDES photo) Evidence of the cyanobacteria bloom at Silver Lake in Hollis is what prompted the ...

If you see blooms, “it’s safe to assume they’re producing some toxins,” said James Haney, a University of New Hampshire biological sciences professor who has for years studied cyanobacteria.

While cyanobacteria are native to Vermont, nutrient-laden runoff — as well as phosphorus-rich lake sediment — combined with warm waters can lead to explosive algal blooms.

Duckweed has returned to cover Schwan Lake in Live Oak. Officials from the County of Santa Cruz Environmental Health say the duckweed bloom looks like a harmful cyanobacteria bloom from afar but ...

If you see blooms, “it’s safe to assume they’re producing some toxins,” said James Haney, a University of New Hampshire biological sciences professor who has for years studied cyanobacteria.