Still, a Longview woman says her dog was hospitalized after a recent visit to the park. This local vet warns against pets drinking river water in general.

People or animals who are exposed to toxins produced by harmful algae may experience skin, eye, nose, and throat or respiratory irritation. If ingested, individuals may experience stomach pain, ...

Levels of the toxin microcystin has been detected in Lake Erie weeks earlier than usual, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Researchers claim they have discovered an airborne toxin in the United States for the first time ever, and we don't know its lasting effects.

Forever chemicals are a threat to public health. They can sicken people who regularly eat fish tainted by the chemicals or ...

The report is a novel effort to project measurable increases on costs for environmental cleanups that Jacksonville-area ...

A team of researchers is tapping into the ocean’s vast body of free-floating environmental DNA to catch blooms before they ...

Toxins and invasive amoebas found in marina seabed sediments by University of Gothenburg edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors' notes ...

Martin County DOH: Lake Okeechobee has toxic cyanobacteria, prompting water advisory The toxin microcystin is harmful to people, pets and wildlife to touch, ingest or inhale.

Summer break is here and you might be headed out to Lake Erie’s beaches to soak in the sun. It’s already known that the lake water could pose a health risk because of the algal bloom toxins ...

The sequence of the modified toxins was obtained by a combination of Edman degradation and mass spectrometry, showing that they are proteolytically processed forms of E. coli ST1b.