Health alert issued for presence of harmful blue-green algae toxins in Lake Okeechobee

Health alert issued for presence of harmful blue-green algae toxins in Lake Okeechobee

A health alert was issued for the presence of harmful blue-green algae toxins in Lake Okeechobee-S352, the Florida Department of Health (DOH) in Palm Beach County said.The alert was issued Friday morning in response to a water sample taken on Wednesday and cyanotoxins associated with blue-green algae was detected in these waters, the department said.Health officials said water contaminated with toxic cyanobacteria can cause nausea, vomiting and,…