This Bigelow Laboratory "Special Topics" page discusses freshwater harmful algal blooms (HABs). The interactive web page describes the features of a freshwater HAB with a focus on location, organisms affected, human symptoms, toxins (neurotoxins and hepatotoxins), and causative organisms. Links are provided to other pages within the Toxic and Harmful Algal Blooms collection.
Subject: Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Biology:Microbiology, Microbiology:Microbiology and Health Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations Grade Level: High School (9-12), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8)Keywords: Anabaena, Aphanizomenon, Oscillatoria, Lyngbya, Microcystis, Nodularia, Nostoc
