A Wave of Momentum for Toxic Algae Study

By Burgess, Carla

Book Id: WPLBN0000231410
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 0.1 MB
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	A Wave of Momentum for Toxic Algae Study
Author:	Burgess, Carla
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, United Nations., United Nations. Office for Disarmament Affairs
Collections:	Government Library Collection, Disarmament Documents
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Publisher:	United Nations- Office for Disarmament Affairs (Unoda)


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Government Reference Publication

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Excerpt: As blooms of blue-green algae proliferate in U.S. lakes and rivers, deadly liver and nerve toxins produced by these cyanobacteria loom large on the radar of officials charged with ensuring safe drinking water. Water utility managers commonly treat affected waters to correct taste and odor problems associated with the algae, but scientists are worried about traces of toxins that slip through water treatment processes and their long-term health effects in humans, especially given an increased reliance on surface waters to meet drinking water demands. In Florida, for instance, water treatment officials anticipate that groundwater demands will exceed supply by the year 2020; currently 10?15% of Floridas drinking water is supplied by surface waters.