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Algae Information

Guidelines

  • Guidelines for Cyanobacteria in Freshwater Recreational Water Bodies pdf format of    protocol-cyanobacteria.pdf  rtf format of protocol-cyanobacteria.rtf

Fact Sheets

  • Microcystis and Anabaena Fact Sheet pdf format of    fs-cyanobacteria.pdf  rtf format of fs-cyanobacteria.rtf
  • Red Tide Fact Sheet pdf format of    fs-red-tide.pdf  rtf format of fs-red-tide.rtf
    • Red Tide Fact Sheet - Spanish pdf format of    fs-red-tide-sp.pdf  rtf format of fs-red-tide-sp.rtf

Educational Materials

Photos

  • Identifying Cyanobacterial Blooms and Scums (photographs of blooms and scums) ppt format of    identifying-algal-blooms.ppt  rtf format of identifying-algal-blooms.rtf

Brochures

  • Harmful Algae Blooms in Fresh Water Bodies pdf format of    Harmful Algae Blooms in Fresh Water Bodies  doc format of Harmful Algae Blooms in Fresh Water Bodies  
    • Spanish pdf format of    hab-fresh-h2o-final-spa.pdf  doc format of hab-fresh-h2o-final-spa.doc file size 2MB
    • Portuguese pdf format of    hab-fresh-h2o-final-pt.pdf  doc format of hab-fresh-h2o-final-pt.doc file size 2MB
    • Vietnamese pdf format of    hab-fresh-h2o-final-viet.pdf  doc format of hab-fresh-h2o-final-viet.doc file size 2MB
    • Simplify Chinese pdf format of    hab-fresh-h2o-final-zhs.pdf  doc format of hab-fresh-h2o-final-zhs.doc file size 2MB
    • Traditional Chinese pdf format of    hab-fresh-h2o-final-zht.pdf  doc format of hab-fresh-h2o-final-zht.doc file size 2MB
    • Haitian Creole pdf format of    hab-fresh-h2o-final-cre.pdf  doc format of hab-fresh-h2o-final-cre.doc file size 2MB
    • Khmer pdf format of    hab-fresh-h2o-final-khm.pdf  doc format of hab-fresh-h2o-final-khm.doc file size 2MB
    • Russian pdf format of    hab-fresh-h2o-final-rus.pdf  doc format of hab-fresh-h2o-final-rus.doc file size 2MB

Posters

  • Protect Your Pets from Harmful Algae Blooms (pet safety poster) pdf format of    algae-pet-poster.pdf  rtf format of algae-pet-poster.rtf
    • Spanish (1.17MB) pdf format of    algae-petposter-spanish.pdf  file size 1MB doc format of algae-petposter-spanish.doc

Presentations

  • Massachusetts Health Officers Association Annual Conference 2009 - Harmful Algae Blooms pdf format of    mhoa-annual-conference-2009.pdf  file size 1MB rtf format of mhoa-annual-conference-2009.rtf
  • Cape Cod Natural History conference 2009 - Freshwater Algae Blooms: Contributing Factors and Health Concerns ppt format of    ccnhc-poster.ppt  file size 4MB rtf format of ccnhc-poster.rtf

Reprinted Articles

  • <em>Harmful Algae Blooms and Pet Health</em> by Michael Celona, R.S., Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Environmental Health pdf format of    massvet-harmful-algae-and-pet.pdf  rtf format of massvet-harmful-algae-and-pet.rtf
    Reprinted with permission from the Massachusetts Veterinary Medical Association Official Publication, - MassVet News, April 2011

Related Links

  • CDC's Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) information
  • EPA's Information on Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms (CyanoHABs)

This information is provided by the Environmental Toxicology Program within the Department of Public Health.

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