The summers in Massachusetts have picked up an unsettling routine. Patches of blue-green algae show up in some rivers and ponds, then state and local officials put out a warning: toxic, don't touch.
is one of a few hundred algae species that are considered dangerous to human health. When those species multiply into large masses, they become harmful algae blooms .
"It becomes very difficult for the state to not only monitor throughout the year," said Anderson," but to monitor for multiple organisms and multiple toxins, and usually with flat budgets." The blooms also carry steep economic costs. Toxic algae blooms often require shutting down fisheries, which in turn can hurt tourism and increase costs for monitoring water quality. The WHOI report found the cumulative economic burden of HABs in the U.S. in 2000 was approximately $78 million — the highest percentage of that cost was the amount spent on public health.
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