Algae Information

Cyanobacteria Advisories in Massachusetts current as of June 13, 2013

• Charles River (near Community Boating) - Boston
• Santuit Pond - Mashpee
• White Island Pond - Plymouth/Wareham

Guidelines

• Guidelines for Cyanobacteria in Freshwater Recreational Water Bodies 

Fact Sheets

• Microcystis and Anabaena Fact Sheet 
• Red Tide Fact Sheet 
  • Red Tide Fact Sheet - Spanish 

Educational Materials

Photos

• Identifying Cyanobacterial Blooms and Scums (photographs of blooms and scums) 

Brochures

• Harmful Algae Blooms in Fresh Water Bodies   
  • Spanish  file size 2MB
  • Portuguese  file size 2MB
  • Vietnamese  file size 2MB
  • Simplify Chinese  file size 2MB
  • Traditional Chinese  file size 2MB
  • Haitian Creole  file size 2MB
  • Khmer  file size 2MB
  • Russian  file size 2MB

Posters

• Protect Your Pets from Harmful Algae Blooms (pet safety poster) 
  • Spanish (1.17MB)  file size 1MB

Presentations

• Massachusetts Health Officers Association Annual Conference 2009 - Harmful Algae Blooms  file size 1MB
• Cape Cod Natural History conference 2009 - Freshwater Algae Blooms: Contributing Factors and Health Concerns  file size 4MB

Reprinted Articles

• <em>Harmful Algae Blooms and Pet Health</em> by Michael Celona, R.S., Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Environmental Health 
  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.