As summer approaches, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) reminds people heading outdoors to enjoy Oregon’s lakes, rivers, and reservoirs to look out for potentially toxic cyanobacteria blooms. Cyanobacteria are beneficial bacteria found in all freshwater worldwide. The bacteria can multiply into blooms in any water body under the right conditions — warm weather, sunlight, water temperature, nutrients, and water chemistry. Many blooms are harmless…
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