Blue-green algae

Blooms have already formed in Lake Okeechobee this spring and things are shaping up for a repeat of 2018 in the Caloosahatchee River this summer after Hurricane Ian set in motion the same events as Irma.

Hurricane season is long gone, but Florida's waterways are still recovering. The powerful storms pushed millions of gallons of sewage and fertilizer into freshwater bodies ,causing outbreaks of blue-green algae, which can be toxic to humans and fish.

The algae can produce toxins in the air, and those who are sensitive to smells may experience respiratory irritation.

Blue-green algae blooms become more common in Florida lakes during the summer and early fall. That's when temperatures are high, days are long and storms flush nutrients into the water.

Toward the end of the massive blue-green algae bloom that choked area waters in 2018 Florida Gulf Coast University marine science professor, Dr. Mike...

State health officials are funding a study to explore the relationship between human health and algae bloom toxins.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering initiating a study into the health effects of high exposure to toxic algae on Lake…

Southwest Florida is in some ways on the front lines of the global battle against harmful algal blooms. On yesterday’s show we met an ethnobotanist who...

In the wake of last summer’s worst blue-green algae outbreak in Florida’s history, water management continues to be at the forefront of conversation in...

President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill expanding funding in response to toxic algae.The bill for the first time authorizes the National Oceanic…