Department of Health: Avoid Lower Melville Pond Due to Algae Blooms

Department of Health: Avoid Lower Melville Pond due to algae blooms

The Rhode Island Department of Health has recommended the public avoid contact with Lower Melville Pond in Portsmouth due to the presence of an algae bloom.

State advises avoiding all contact with Lower Melville Pond in Portsmouth over algae bloom - What's Up Newp

State health and environmental officials are advising people to stay out of Lower Melville Pond because of a harmful algae bloom, with all recreation — swimming, fishing, boating and kayaking — considered high risk. The Department of Environmental Management collected water samples that were tested at the Department of Health’s state laboratories. The advisory remains […] The post State advises avoiding all contact with Lower Melville Pond in Po…