Yesterday, the LWA updated the
Cyanobacteria tracking map to include the Gloeotrichia sightings that have been reported to us and NHDES. We also sent out
this information to all those that are
signed up to receive our email updates.
According to NHDES a certain background level is fine and should not be high risk for acute symptoms associated with cyanotoxins. A general rule of thumb is that if it looks like a starry night, that should be fine, but if it looks like a galaxy, consider staying out of the water. The attached picture is from Cow Island, with fairly high concentrations from 2 days ago.
Kids and pets are most at risk because the greatest route of exposure to cyanotoxins is through ingestion.
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