Smelly Algae Kills Dogs, Sickens People

[djkimmel]

Smelly Algae Kills Dogs, Sickens People

By ROBERT IMRIE, AP

WAUSAU, Wis. (Sept. 27) -- Waterways across the upper Midwest are increasingly plagued with ugly, smelly and potentially deadly blue-green algae, bloomed by drought and fertilizer runoffs from farm fields, that's killed dozens of dogs and sickened many people.

Aquatic biologists say it's a problem that falls somewhere between a human health concern and a nuisance, but will eventually lead to more human poisoning. State officials are telling people who live on algae-covered lakes to close their windows, stop taking walks along the picturesque shorelines and keep their dogs from drinking the rank water. Read rest of article and view pictures on AOL News

[bigjc]

Maybe that is what was up with Belleville lake all summer.  I have never seen such an algea bloom on that lake.....yuk

[djkimmel]

It appears to be scattered across the upper midwest. I did not see a full list of known lakes, but I'm behind in my conservation reading. Probably out there somewhere. The overhead shots of Lake Erie are also unbelievable.

[McCarter]

i remember reading an article in Bass Times back in 06 about this. The article was titled " A Blue-Green Godzilla".  I dont remember everything it talked about but i remember feeling frightened and alone after reading it.  sounds like another black eye for our resource.

McCarter himself

[motocross269]

I haven't felt well since our tournament on Lake Erie...I just thought it was the after effects of a horrible tournament performance...LOL