Algal Bloom (IMAGE)

Michigan State University

Algal Bloom

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When agricultural runoff reaches water, it can fuel blooms of cyanobacteria that can produce toxic chemicals. This satellite image shows a bloom (in green) on Lake Erie in 2017.

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Credit: Joshua Stevens/NASA Earth Observatory

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