TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM PROMPTS WARNING SIGNS AT NEWMAN LAKE
September 30, 2008
September 30, 2008
SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. 30 -- The Washington state Department of Ecology issued the following news release:
Signs have been posted at the Newman Lake Resort to warn people that an algae bloom there is the toxic, blue-green algae that people and pets should avoid.
The Department of Ecology (Ecology) tested the slimy substance finding it to be well above the concentration of six micrograms per liter that is the threshold for considering the algae to be dangerous. The fi . . .
Signs have been posted at the Newman Lake Resort to warn people that an algae bloom there is the toxic, blue-green algae that people and pets should avoid.
The Department of Ecology (Ecology) tested the slimy substance finding it to be well above the concentration of six micrograms per liter that is the threshold for considering the algae to be dangerous. The fi . . .