Floating colonies of potentially harmful cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, prompted Burlington officials to close all of the city's public beaches to swimming Monday.

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Floating colonies of potentially harmful cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, prompted Burlington officials to close all of the city's public beaches to swimming Monday.

Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, can produce toxins that are harmful to livestock, wildlife and people. Blue-green algae often occurs in stagnant ponds or dugouts with elevated ...

Cyanobacteria may occur as single cells, threads or as colonies. The two most common facts are phosphorous and nitrogen in water bodies, which are found in fertilizers and human and animal waste.

I was out on the lake this week for routine sampling when I noticed a familiar sign of summer: tiny yellow-green dots ...

The cyanobacteria bloom is in the Middle Fork of the Stanislaus River upstream from New Melones Lake ... cyanobacteria colonies may become larger and form a film or scum on the water surface ...

Spherical colonies of cyanobacteria glistened in the water Tuesday as scientists with the DEC and the University of Vermont launched into Lake Morey to collect samples of water and sediment.

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Park officials added that the cyanobacteria colonies may appear red, yellow, tan, green, brown, or black in color.