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April, 2016
Freshwater HABs News
The United States Global Change Research Program released a new assessment of a
growing public health threat,
. The influences of weather and
climate on human health are significant and varied and some locations will experience
new climate-related health threats. For example, areas previously unaffected by toxic
algal blooms or waterborne diseases because of cooler water temperatures may face
these hazards in the future as increasing water temperatures allow the organisms that
cause these health risks to thrive. Even areas that currently experience these health
threats may see a shift in the timing of the seasons that pose the greatest risk to
human health.
Reference: USGCRP, 2016: The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United
States: A Scientific Assessment. Crimmins, A., J. Balbus, J.L. Gamble, C.B. Beard, J.E. Bell, D.
Dodgen, R.J. Eisen, N. Fann, M.D. Hawkins, S.C. Herring, L. Jantarasami, D.M. Mills, S. Saha,
M.C. Sarofim, J. Trtanj, and L. Ziska, Eds. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington,
DC, 312 pp.
Barr Lake, CO
Cyanobacterial bloom
06/24/2004, Steve Lundt
Public Meeting and Webinar: Managing Cvanotoxins in Drinking Water
On April 29, 2016, the EPA held a public meeting in Chicago, Illinois for interested parties to
provide input on lessons learned after the release of the June 2015 Recommendations for
Public Water Systems to Manage Cyanotoxins in Drinking Water. The agency plans to use
this information to inform development of additional tools to support states and/or utilities
in managing cyanotoxins in drinking water.
Harmful Algal Bloom Research Initiative (HABRI^ Progress Report Year 1
Ohio Sea Grant, on behalf of The Ohio State University, the University of Toledo and the
Ohio Department of Higher Education, has released the annual report for the first year of
funding for the Harmful Algal Bloom Research Initiative (HABRI), which seeks solutions for
harmful algal blooms in Ohio. Initial funding will support 13 collaborative research projects
directed at providing the state of Ohio with comprehensive solutions for the HABs that
affect Lake Erie, Grand Lake St. Mary's, Buckeye Lake and other fresh water bodies in and
around Ohio.
Recreational Shellfish Biotoxin Closures
The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
announced that the mussel harvesting is closed from the Columbia River South Jetty south
to Cascade Head, north of Lincoln City due to high levels of paralytic shellfish toxins (PSP).
The closure includes mussels on all beaches, rocks, jetties, and bay entrances. South of
Cascade Head to the California border harvesting of mussels remains open.
E-book Freshwater Algae in Northwest WA, Volume I. Cvanobacteria
Open source pdf file with more than 400 pages and active links between the keys, genus
descriptions, and annotated high resolution images to help with identification.
This newsletter was created by Lesley V. D'Anglada, rdanalada.leslev@eDa.gov')
Office of Science and Technology, Office of Water, U.S.EPA
For more information visit EPA's CyanoHABs website at www.eDa.aov/cvanohabs
UPCOMING EVENTS
EPA Webinars
Shedding Light on
Cvanobacteria
May 11th, 2016
1:00-3:00pm MT
Harmful Algal
Blooms
May 18th, 2016
3:00-4:00pm ET
Responding to HABs.
Optimization
Guidelines, and
Sampling for Utilities
May 31st, 2016
2:00 to 3:30 ET
US Algal Toxin
Conference 2016
May 9-11, 2016
Akron, Ohio
Summer 2016 Field
Courses on Algae
May - July, 2015
Iowa Lakeside Lab.
ASLO 2016
June 5 - 10, 2016
Santa Fe, NM
IAGLR 2016
June 6 to 10, 2016
Guelph, Ontario
17th ICHA
October 9-14, 2016
Florianapolis, Brazil
10th ICTC
October 23-28, 2016
Wuhan, China
SETAC 2016
November 6-10, 2016
Orlando, FL
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