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RSS FeedsTorontonians warned to avoid water near Humber Bay after tests find potentially toxic blue-green algae
(The Star Fashion & Style)

 
 

17 july 2018 21:19:24

 
Torontonians warned to avoid water near Humber Bay after tests find potentially toxic blue-green algae
(The Star Fashion & Style)
 


Toronto Public Health is warning Toronto residents to stay out of the water near the mouth of Mimico Creek after tests detected the presence of potentially toxic blue-green algae.Toronto Public Health issued the warning Tuesday after tests by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks found cyanobacteria in waters in Mimico Creek and Humber Bay Park East.Exposure to toxins produced by some species of cyanobacteria — commonly known as blue-green algae — can cause headaches, fever, diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, skin rashes, and mucous membrane irritation, the Toronto Public Health statement read.The algae, which occurs naturally, is easily visible and should be avoided, according to the agency. Fresh blooms of the algae smell like mown grass, while older blooms have a scent of rotting garbage.Dense blooms can make the water look like “green pea soup or turquoise paint” and can form solid-looking clumps, the statement read.Toronto Public Health is urging members of the public, pets and other animals not to enter the area and to avoid ingesting the water. The area is not supervised by lifeguards and is not regularly checked for water quality.“Individuals who come into contact with the water should wash themselves off as soon as possible with clean water,” the agency said. “If any of the above symptoms are experienced following a potential exposure to blue-green algae, contact a health care provider.”Residents should also avoid allowing pets to enter the water in Mimico Creek, the agency said.Summer blooms of blue-green algae are a recurring problem in the Great Lakes, particularly in Lake Erie, where blooms of the algae have blanketed vast stretches of water in recent years. Last year, beaches in Hamilton Harbour were closed to swimmers over the presence of the algae.Ilya Bañares is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star’s radio room in Toronto. Follow him on Twitter: ...


 
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