LEE COUNTY, Fla.—Blobs of bright green algae are spreading across the Caloosahatchee River. Aerial images from the weekend revealed blue-green algae blooms spanning the waterway. At first glance, the ...
The Florida Department of Health in Lee County has issued a health alert due to harmful blue-green algae toxins in the Gator Slough Canal. This alert followed a water sample taken on Nov. 24. The ...
Toxic algae blooms in the Caloosahatchee River are a recurring problem, with the latest 'all-clear' in Alva possibly short-lived; monitoring continues ...
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Health officials are warning of toxic blue-green algae blooms in the upriver Caloosahatchee in Southwest Florida. Contact with the contaminated water should be avoided by people, pets and livestock ...