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Michael Bendixen/OPBThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration says consumers should avoid eating shellfish from Oregon and Washington state as they may be contaminated with toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning -
Rajah Bose/Photo courtesy of Rajah Bose.The EPA is working to develop better tools and methods to sample hard-to-track toxic algae 鈥� and they're starting their work on the Columbia River.
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The toxic algae 鈥� a neon green layer of muck that floats atop water 鈥� thrives in warm, stagnant conditions brought on by drought. Last winter鈥檚 snowpack helped disrupt it. -
Maybe you're not familiar with the word "microcystin," but there's a good chance you recognize the term "harmful algae bloom," an increasingly frequent鈥� -
Blooms of harmful algae in waterways have been more of an inconvenience in our region so far. Generally, the blooms only stop people from swimming and鈥� -
Most of the Klamath River (see algae map) looks like pea soup of late. A toxic algae bloom is affecting the river on both sides of the state line. Oregon鈥�
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Dead and dying marine animals are turning up on Pacific beaches, and the California officials are warning people not to eat crab caught south of the鈥� -
One bloom of toxic blue-green algae is a concern. Two is a problem. A whole series approaches the realm of crisis, and that's where we are. Researchers at鈥�
