A blue green algal bloom in a reservoir
Blue green algae growing in a reservoir. Bleu green algae are bacteria, not algae, and sometimes produce blooms when run off rich in nutrients from the environment enter water such as reservoirs. the nutrient rich run off is often but not uniquely associated with farming. Blue green algal blooms are toxic and present a hazard to health.
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Keywords: algae, bacteria, bloom, blue, cyanobacteria, cyanophyta, danger, ecology, environment, green, hazard, health, oxygen, photosynthesis, poison, pollution, prokaryote, reservoir, toxin, water
