Test results obtained Friday at the Montgomery County lakes exceed the eight parts per billion limit set by the World Health Organization for water in recreational settings.(Courtesy Montgomery Parks) ...

CELINA, OH (Toledo News Now) - It looks like an idyllic summer getaway. Grand Lake St. Marys runs between St. Marys and Celina and is one of the oldest state parks in Ohio. But if you take a closer ...

(Toledo News Now) - People in Toledo have heard the word microcystin a lot recently. So, what exactly does it mean, and what happens if it gets into the body? According to the Centers for Disease ...

STUART, Fla. — We know not to drink it. We know not to swim in it. Now, local researchers are getting more insight into whether there should be a concern for breathing the air near toxic blue-green ...

Following the toxic water scare in Toledo, Ohio, communities across the country are grappling with concerns about pollution from farms and feedlots. Reuters Ohio Gov. John Kasich has declared a state ...

California sea otters have been poisoned by the microcystin toxin. This sea otter pup is healthy. (Photo by R. Wilder, Monterey Bay Aquarium) A potent toxin produced by bright-green blooms of ...

Washtenaw County Health Department officials are urging caution around Ypsilanti's Ford Lake, after the discovery of a harmful algal bloom. A resident reported a suspected harmful algal bloom on ...

If you think toxic cyanobacteria blooms aren't your problem because you don't live on the St. Lucie River, think again. Microcystin, a common toxin found in cyanobacteria, commonly called "blue-green ...

An abundant and inexpensive agricultural byproduct, rice husks have been investigated as a water purification solution in the past. This is the first time they have been shown to remove microcystin, ...