Harmful Algal Bloom Presence at Miacomet Pond

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

Algal Blooms Monitoring Program

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.