A pnA United States June, 2016 Environmental Protection ^1 Agency Freshwater HABs News One Health Harmful Algal Bloom System (OHHABS) On Wednesday, June 22rd, CDC launched a reporting system for harmful algal blooms, as well as a new website with important information for both health officials and the public. OHHABS collects data on harmful algal blooms and associated human and animal illness. This voluntary reporting system is accessible to state and territorial public health partners. OHHABS is an example of One Health surveillance. One Health is an approach that recognizes that human, animal, and environmental health are interconnected, and that human health, animal health, and environmental health communities can more effectively address many linked health challenges by working together. The new Harmful Algal Bloom website provides information about harmful algal blooms and associated illnesses for the general public, including ways that people can protect themselves, their families and their pets. Take Action ¦ Use CDC's partner communication toolkit to tell your members and partners about this new surveillance tool and new website. 1 Tweet this message about the new tool or create one of your own: NEW! @CDC NCEZID launches reporting system for harmful algal blooms and associated illnesses www.cdc.Qov/habs/ohhabs Delavan Lake, Wisconsin June, 2016 Fish Study in Lake Champlain Basin Although the main focus is mercury, the Lake Champlain Basin Program is funding a project to sample also for blue-green algae on all seven segments of the lake and five species offish: smallmouth bass, lake trout, walleye, yellow perch and white perch. Lake Champlain International is helping with the fish collection, and sampling occurred during the Father's Day Fishing Derby. NOAA is Assessing Emerging Algal Toxin Threat in Washington State Waters In early June 2016, NOAA and Washington State partners begin a four-month long effort to monitor shellfish and water every week at six locations around Puget Sound and on the Pacific coast. The team plans to measure concentrations of marine algae and their associated lipophilic (fat soluble) toxins, including those associated with the human illnesses known as diarrheic shellfish poisoning (DSP), which can accumulate in shellfish and cause human illnesses when consumed. Several beaches have been closed to recreational shellfish harvesting in puaet sound including: beaches in south King County from Three Tree Point to the Pierce County line, in Kitsap County, from King Spit near Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor south to near the Mason County border. In Thurston County, the shellfish closure includes Squaxin Passage from Steamboat Island east along Carlyon Beach to Hunter Point, southeast to Cooper Point, and east to Little Fishtrap, including Boston Harbor and Budd Inlet. Upcoming Events Summer 2016 Field Courses on Algae May - July, 2015 Iowa Lakeside Laboratory AWRC Conference July 26-27, 2016 Fayetteville, AR IAFP 2016 July 31-Aug 3, 2016 St. Louis, Missouri 17th ICHA October 9-14, 2016 Florianapolis, Brazil 16th GLBAC October 4-7, 2016 Marquette, Michigan 10th ICTC October 23-28, 2016 Wuhan, China SETAC 2016 November 6-10, 2016 Orlando, FL HABs Webinar Series Great Lakes HABs Collaborator/ This newsletter was created by Lesley V. D'Anglada, Dr.PH. Office of Science and Technology, Office of Water, U.S.EPA (danglada.lesley@epa.gov) For more information visit EPA's CyanoHABs website at www.eDa.aov/cvanohabs ------- Toxins Topical Collection "Freshwater HABs and Health in a Changing World" To submit a manuscript please visit www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. R ncnirn-Y Frjnrjsr-rnn ARTrcr.rs Biodegradable quick test reveals blue-green alaae toxins in swimming water (news release) Emerging Tools for Continuous Nutrient Monitoring Networks: Sensors Advancing Science and Water Resources Protection Pellerin, Brian A., Beth A. Stauffer, Dwane A. Young, Daniel J. Sullivan, Suzanne B. Bricker, Mark R. Walbridge, Gerard A. Clyde, Jr., and Denice M. Shaw, 2016. Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA), 1-16. Cvanotoxins in inland lakes of the United States: Occurrence and potential recreational health risks in the EPA National Lakes Assessment 2007 Keith A. Loftin, Jennifer L. Graham, Elizabeth D. Hilborn, Sarah C. Lehmann, Michael T. Meyer, Julie E. Dietze, Christopher B. Griffith,, Harmful Algae, Volume 56, June 2016, 77-90. Performance of the Phvtoplankton Index for Lakes (IPLAO: A multimetric phvtoplankton index to assess the ecological status of water bodies in France Christophe Laplace-Treyture, Thibaut Feret, Ecological Indicators, Volume 69, October 2016, 686-698. Discerning biodeoradation and adsorption of microcvstin-LR in a shallow semi-enclosed bav and bacterial community shifts in response to associated process Jieming Li, Ji Li, Ge Shi, Zulin Mei, Ruiping Wang, Dianyue Li, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Volume 132, October 2016, 123-131. HEALTH ADVISORIES AND POSTINGS Oregon - South Umpaua River and Howard Bav. southwest corner of Upper Klamath Lake Ohio - Harsha Lake. Clermont Countv; Maumee River. Defiance Countv; Grand Lake - Grand Lake St. Marys, Main West; Buckeye Lake, Fairfield; East Fork Lake, Main Beach Florida - West Palm Beach Canal. Bull Creek Canal. Lower St. Johns River. Washington - Rufus Wood Lake. Marine Biotoxin Closure Zones New York - Aaawam Lake. Andover Pond. Avon Marsh Dam Pond. Beaver Dam Lake. Bowne Pond. Conesus Lake, Craine Lake, Deans Pond, Indian Lake, Lake Ronkonkoma, Marratooka Lake, Mill Pond, Montgomery Lake, Moon Lake, Old Town Pond, Prospect Park Lake, The Lake in Central Park, Turtle Pond, Warners Lake Useful Resources •/ CDC's NEW Harmful Alaal Bloom Website S North Dakota's New Harmful Alaal Bloom ReDortform. Health DeDartment Division of Water Oualitv. To sign up for the newsletter, send an email to ------- |