Harmful Algal Bloom Presence at Miacomet Pond

HABs are algal blooms with the potential to harm human health or aquatic ecosystems!

In freshwater systems, cyanobacteria (also called blue-green algae) are microorganisms that can produce HABs. Some cyanobacterial HABs, or cyanoHABs, can produce toxins (cyanotoxins) that are harmful to human and aquatic health.