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Toxic Algae Contaminates Toledo Water

2014-08-04 03:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Environment News Service: More than 400,000 residents of Toledo, Ohio`s fourth largest city, are without water following the detection of the toxin Microcystin in the public water system, caused by an algal bloom in the area. On Saturday, Governor John Kasich, a Republican, declared a state of emergency for Lucas County, where Toledo is located, and neighboring Wood and Fulton counties. National Wildlife Federation President Collin O`Mara points to toxic algae in Toledo`s Maumee Bay, August 3, 2014 (Photo courtesy NWF)....

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Farming practices & climate change root Toledo water pollution

2014-08-03 20:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: The toxins that contaminated the water supply of the city of Toledo leaving 400,000 people without access to safe drinking water for two days were produced by a massive algae boom. But this is not a natural disaster. Water problems in the Great Lakes the worlds largest freshwater system have spiked in the last three years, largely because of agricultural pollution. Toledo draws its drinking water from Lake Erie. Residents were warned not to drink the water on Saturday, after inspectors...

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Toledo Residents Cut Off From Water Supply After Tests Show Toxins

2014-08-03 07:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: Long lines formed at water distribution centers and store shelves were quickly emptied of bottled water after Ohio's fourth-largest city told residents not to drink from its water supply that was fouled by toxins possibly from algae on Lake Erie. The warning effectively cut off the water supply to 400,000 people in Toledo, most of its suburbs and a few areas in southeastern Michigan. Worried residents told not to drink, brush their teeth or wash dishes with the water emptied store shelves and...

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