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algal bloom

an extensive growth of algae in a water body, usually as a result of the phosphate content of fertilizers and detergents.

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If you think your dog has gotten into a toxic algae bloom, get the pet out as quickly as possible and rinse the animal off immediately with clean water, Schildt and San Filippo said.

Toxic Pond Algae Is Killing Dogs -- How to Protect Your Pooch

It is possible that blue-green algae blooms may be affecting other waterbodies in Rhode Island.

United States : RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with Seven Waterbodies, Including Three in Roger Williams Park due to Blue-green Algae

I'm interested in trying the raft system, putting a raft directly in the creek, but I have concerns about algae blooms that occurred downstream from us at a cove area on the lake last year.

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Environmentalists have raised alarms about harmful algae blooms for decades, but state legislators have largely ignored them.

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Staff with the Sarasota, Florida Mote Marine Laboratory remove the body of a dolphin -- one of 48 found dead in southwest Florida between July and August, as a harmful algae bloom known as red tide kills masses of marine life in coastal waters (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN)

Dead dolphins, diseased seals wash up on US shores

"Throw in the added shade from an algae bloom and shallow weeds are hard for walleyes to resist," he says.

Green Gold: ALGAE CONNECTION WALLEYES

"It is known that this is the season in which algae bloom, as it is winter.

Report fish kill, if any, off Oman coast: Ministry of agriculture and fisheries

Caption: An image of a blue-green algae bloom taken by Discovery Air Fire Services, showing its scope and proximity to occupied cabins.

Algae makes monitoring business bloom

Just recently, we had our own water crisis in my corner of Ohio, near Toledo, when an algae bloom tainted our water supply.

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PEKyN (CyHAN)- An algae bloom, or "green tide," has quickly expanded across 35,000 square km of waters off China's eastern coast, the country's maritime authorities said Wednesday.

Algae bloom expands in China's Yellow Sea

- September 30, 2014: An estimated 280,000 salmon died off the coast of British Columbia after toxic algae bloom.

Nualgi Sets Sights on Eliminating Water Pollution in United States with Innovative Nanotechnology

* The first official report of dead livestock associated with a blue-green algae bloom occurred in Australia in 1878.