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BLUE-GREEN ALGAE INFORMATION

BLUE-GREEN ALGAE INFORMATION

Blue-green algae look much like other, more common algae but they’re really a type of bacteria called Cyanobacteria. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) samples recreational bodies of water for blue-green algae when they are alerted to a potential algae bloom. Contact with high concentrations of the cyanobacteria can cau ... Read More