Resources
Choose from the menu below to learn more about cyanotoxins and harmful algae blooms, and to find out what they look like and what levels are safe. Explore our galleries of blooms and even look through the microscope with our cyanobacteria micrographs. Then dive into our research and discoveries by reading through articles we’ve published.
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What are Algae & Cyanobacteria?
Learn about Algae and Cyanobacteria.
What's the difference between them?
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What are Algal Toxins?
What toxins do cyanobacteria produce?
What are safe levels?
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Potentially Toxic (PTOX) Cyanobacteria
Learn about some of the common bloom forming cyanobacteria lurking in our waters, what they look like and what toxins they potentially produce.
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Cyanobacteria Gallery
Look through the microscope with Cyanobacteria micrographs.
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Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Gallery
What do Algal Blooms look like? Check out photos from some of the water we have tested.
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Published Articles
At GreenWater, our scientists share scientific methods and findings with the public when possible. Click to read peer-reviewed literature we have published.