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In well-known swimming and fishing spots throughout California, a form of toxic algae has been found that can sicken people. According to a Newsweek investigation, these hazardous algal blooms (HABs) have been seen in a number of areas, including Indian Creek Reservoir, 30 miles southwest of Lake Tahoe. The California Water Quality Monitoring Council also found “dangerous” levels of algal toxins and a toxic algal bloom associated with the red tide in San Francisco Bay, Clear Lake, Lake Crowley, and Bridgeport Reservoir, the outlet added.
In a body of water, a colony of algae (cyanobacteria, dinoflagellates, or diatoms) grows quickly, which is frequently sped up by changes in the water’s nutrition or temperature. These algae can be harmful if consumed, in addition to producing poisons that could poison people and animals who come into contact with them.
Enviroscienceinc.com claims that a harmful algal bloom’s (HAB) ability to produce toxins at a certain time and location may be influenced by a variety of environmental factors and may change over time.
These lethal poisons have the power to sicken humans and even endanger cattle, domestic pets, and wild animals. These HABs alter the flavour and odour of public water sources in addition to producing toxins.
The recommended maximum levels of the most common of these algal toxins in drinking water and recreational lakes are exceedingly low. Many of these compounds rank among the most fatal poisons known to humankind.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) state that these poisons can be absorbed through the skin, breathed in, eaten, or ingested. After being exposed to HABs, people may have breathing difficulties, skin rashes, gastrointestinal problems, and flu-like symptoms. According to Newsweek, exposure in animals, however, can cause convulsions and even death.
