Resources and Links
Related to Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)

Brochure and Guidelines

• Toxic Blue-Green Algae Blooms Brochure, 2009

• Washington State Recreational Guidance for Microcystins (Provisional) and Anatoxin-a (Interim/Provisional), 2008 (PDF 290KB)

• Toxic Cyanobacteria Blooms - A Field/Laboratory Guide, 1993 (PDF 658KB)

Washington Department of Ecology

• Freshwater Algae Control Program

• Public Health Concerns with Blue Green Algae Blooms

• Algae Bloom Monitoring Program        

• Lakes and Algae Management   

• Financial Assistance for Algae Problems

• Department of Ecology Freshwater Algae Control Program: Report to the WA State Legislature (2006-2007)

Washington State Counties

• Clark County

• Jefferson County

• King County

• Kitsap County

• Snohomish County (PDF)

• Thurston County

• Tacoma Pierce County

Other States and Provinces

General Information From Other Sources

• University of California Museum of  Paleontology - General Introduction to Cyanobacteria

• State of California Site on Health Hazards of Blue Green Algae

• Center for Disease Control About Cyanobacteria

• Center for Disease Control Cyanobacteria

References

• World Health Organization, Toxic Cyanobacteria in Water: A Guide to their Public Health Consequences, Monitoring and Management (PDF 5MB)

  • Chapter 3. Cyanobacterial Toxins (PDF 352KB)

• World Health Organizations, Guidelines for Safe Recreational Water Environments Vol. 1 Coastal and Fresh Water (PDF 946KB) 

• Cyanobacterial Toxins In The Water Environment:  Authors: J. S, Metcalf and G. A Codd, University of Dundee, A Review of Current Knowledge, FR/R0009 (PDF) February 2004

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