Harmful Algal Blooms Pollute U.S. Lakes

Blooms of blue-green algae, caused by agriculture pollution, are invading lakes across the US. The blooms are releasing the toxin microcystin, which poses serious health hazards to people, pets and wildlife. Visit our full report to learn more about harmful algal blooms and see if they have been detected in your community: www.ewg.org/to...

[@rontr3490]

Its the def fluid in your trucks its super fertilizer

[@daviddesjarlais2764]

We have been cancer center ten years from the algae,shame EPA

[@abcdef2069]

can you explain why the algal bloom causes oxygen depletion, when algae photothesizes more than the respiration during the night or the life of an entire world wont be possible, if energy production is less than the energy consumption.

[@PhatRobs]

Its funny how you don't see this on main stream news, Instead its lets fight between each other.

[@mihaiilie8808]

Phat Robs Oils or you see hillybillyes that kill the beneficial flying carp.You got big amonnia and.phospahtes that result in algae excess then you need the big head carp to save the enviroment-thats thenreason why it was introduced to US .

[@jennfallout1454]

We are all being lied to about our drinking water. I've seen the side effects effects of being sick from this. Last year we were all told that they can't take this out of our water can't boil it or filter it clean so how are they cleaning it?

[@donnahallspyrou7088]

IS THE DANGER THE SAME IN ALGAE BLOOM IN SEA WATER.? We had one earlier this year in the saronic gulf, Mediterranean.

[@lucien3433]

Hello @Environmental Working Group, I am journalist for the French TV channel France 24, I work for a program about climate and environment called Down to Earth. We are doing a report about algae bloom and I would like to know if we could use some footage from this video, That would be very helpful to us. Thank you very much, Best regards

[@daviddesjarlais2764]

I can litterly give you best story on earth about toxic algae, my wife has has been fighting for her after swimming in ,I need people to be aware I need help saving her ,this is the biggest story on earth I am living a nightmare I don't want for anyone, gods got this one story for you the truth is here for you

[@lucien3433]

@@daviddesjarlais2764 I'm sorry but we already shot our report two weeks ago :/ Good luck to your wife 🙏

[@veganfestintegratedhealth]

yeck, Dioxin is on the top of the list.

[@MrsSmith-vf2vw]

What are we going to do?

[@misterg4059]

Mrs. Smith first thing is stop voting Republican because nothing will be done BELIEVE ME

[@victornatividad468]

Nothing. Works every time ;).

[@4twowildkittycats]

Let's NOT forget FUKUSHIMA

[@victornatividad468]

You spelled it wrong, it's not Algae Blooms, it's Algae booms.

[@mihaiilie8808]

You need to add the enviromental friendly flying carp there to eat the algae.Its crazy how much hated this saviour fish is in USA.Paddle fish its also good as it feeds the same like the chinese carp ,eating plancton algae.