A	United States	April 2019
Environmental Protection
# 1 Agency
Freshwater HABs Newsletter
Hypoxia Task Force Public Meeting & Webcast on Mav 16, 2019
Please join us via webcast or in person at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Thursday, May 16, 2019 from 8:30 am to noon CT for the
Hypoxia Task Force public meeting. There will also be a networking session with the
Hypoxia Task Force at the LSU/CPRA Center for River Studies on Wednesday, May 15,
2019 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm CT. For more information and to register go here.
If you have any questions about the meeting, please contact Katie Flahive, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, at Flahive.Katie@eDa.QOv
Recordings and Presentations: EPA's Webinar: Planning for
and Responding to Cvanotoxins in Drinking Water
On April 25th, the Office of Water, Office of Science and Technology, hosted a
webinar focusing on approaches for managing HABs in drinking water systems.
Presentations included the development of EPA's Health Advisories for Cyanotoxins,
EPA's Support Tools for Managing Cyanotoxins in Drinking Water, Effective drinking
water treatment approaches and tools for water treatment plant optimization, and the
City of Salem's lessons learned during and after a cyanotoxins in drinking water event
in 2018. Presentations and recording of the webinar are posted here.
NOAA's Storv Map."Hitting us where it hurts: The untold storv of
harmful alaal blooms"
NOAA just released an interactive story map that documents the economic and social
impacts of harmful algal blooms. It is based on a compilation of data from almost 40
events, but even so, our understanding and quantification of socioeconomic impacts
of HABs remains incomplete. NOAA is planning a HAB social science workshop within
the next year and will likely follow that with a dedicated Federal Funding Opportunity
for HAB social science research.
Reservoir observer student scientists (ROSS): Engaging vouth in
harmful aloal bloom monitoring Project
The North Central Region Water Network is funding a new project on HABs:
Reservoir observer student scientists (ROSS): Engaging youth in harmful algal bloom
monitoring to determine if cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CyanoHABs) occur
and produce toxins in the shoulder and winter seasons. The team will engage high
school students as Reservoir Observer Student Scientists in five U.S. states to collect
year-round water samples. Engaging our youth and their teachers in actively serving
as the stewards of water quality will empower these diverse and underrepresented
populations to be knowledgeable and engaged in research related to CyanoHABs and
their impact on economic and human health. The project directors are Dan Downing
from the University of Missouri Extension, and Rebecca North from the University of
Missouri.
UPCOMING EVENTS
EPA WEBINARS: Preparing
for HABs Season 2019
Tools and Resources
Webinar on Nutrient
Management in Coastal
Communities
May 22nd, 2019 3:00 EST
Planning and Responding to
Cvanotoxins in Coastal
Waters
May 23rd, 2019 11:00 EST
CONFERENCES
11th International
Conference on Toxic
Cvanobacteria
May 5-10, 2019
Krakow, Poland
IAGLR 2019 Conference
June 10-14, 2019
Brockport, NY
2019 Gordon Research
Conference on Mvcotoxins
and Phvcotoxins: Risk and
Regulation in a Multi-Toxin
Exposure World
June 16-21, 2019
Stonehill College, Easton, MA
10th US HAB Symposium
Nov 3-8, 2019
Orange Beach, Alabama
SETAC North America
Annual Meeting. Benthic
and Pelagic HABs and their
Toxins: Detection. Fate.
Effects. Monitoring and
Management
Nov 3-7, 2019
Toronto, Canada
This newsletter was created
by Dr. Lesley D'Analada.
Office of Science and
Technology, Office of Water.
Mention of trade names,
products, or services does not
convey and should not be
interpreted as conveying
official EPA endorsement,
approval or recommendation
for use.

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Blooms, Beach Closures and Health Advisories* April 2019
* Include blooms, cautions, warnings, public health advisories, closings and detections over the State's
threshold, due to the presence of algae, toxins or both. This is not a comprehensive list, and many
blooms may have not been reported or are not actively monitored as many States have closed the
season for HABs monitoring efforts and will start monitoring late spring or early summer.
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California (6): Clear Lake (several Microcystins detections below Caution advisory levels), Quarry
Lakes, New Hogan Reservoir, Salt Springs Valley Reservoir, Hensley Lake, H.V. Eastman Lake, Salt
Springs Valley Reservoir (under investigation)
Florida (7): St. Johns River, Lake George, Lake Rianhard, Scott Lake, Indian River, Lake
Okeechobee, Caloosahatchee River
Maryland (3): Tanglier Sound, South River, Isle of Wight Bay
North Carolina (1): Warrior Creek
Ohio (1): Grand Lake St. Marys
Oregon (1): South Umpqua River
Washington (4): Summit Lake, Anderson Lake, Gibbs Lake, Lake Leland
NOTICE
We're in the process of
revamping the EPA's
Cyanobacteria Website.
The website can be
assessed using this
temporary link- Apologies
for the inconvenience,
we expect the issue to
be resolved soon.
Toxins _7o*7/77<3/ Topical Collection
"Freshwater HABs and Health in a Changing World"
Manuscripts on cyanobacterial exposure assessment; health outcomes; outbreak
investigations; wild and domestic animal poisonings; toxicology of
cyanobacterial toxins in animals and humans, production of toxins in the
environment, absorption, distribution, and elimination of toxins in animals and
humans, and the control of toxins in the built and natural environment, are
invited. Go to www.mdpi.com and register to login and to submit a
manuscript.

To sign up please send an email to: eDacvanohabs@epa.aov

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