General Information
Interstate Technology Regulatory Council (ITRC)
- HCB-1 Strategies for Preventing and Managing Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms
A comprehensive overview of planktonic harmful algal bloom identification, prevention, and mitigation - HCB-2 Strategies for Preventing and Managing Benthic Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms
A comprehensive overview of benthic harmful algal bloom identification, prevention, and mitigation
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms in Water
- Harmful Algal Blooms and Nutrient Pollution
Basic information from the EPA on HABs plus national and state partner resource
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
- Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms and U.S. Geological Survey Science Capabilities
Good summary of the science behind HABs - Field and Laboratory Guide to Freshwater Cyanobacteria Harmful Algal Blooms – USGS
A comprehensive compilation of field images of different species of cyanobacteria
World Health Organization (WHO)
- Toxic cyanobacteria in water
Comprehensive discussion of cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins - Guidelines on recreational water quality: Volume 1 coastal and fresh waters
General information on a range of possible contaminants to recreational waters
Other
- CDC Harmful Algal Bloom Online Resources
Compilation of online HABs resourcesPurdue University website on cyanobacteria research - Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms: Causes, Challenges, and Policy Considerations
Congressional Research Service Report om HABs (2017)
Health Effects
WHO: Toxic Cyanobacteria in Water: A guide to their public health consequences, monitoring and management (1999)
Comprehensive summary of the scientific understanding of cyanobacteria, cyanotoxins, harmful algal blooms, and WHO health guidance
Harmful Algal Bloom-Associated Illnesses | CDC
- General information
- Sources of exposure and risk factors
- Illness and symptoms
- Prevention and control
- HABs and the environment
Health and Ecological Impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms: Risk Assessment Needs
Journal article with a list of related journal articles on cyanobacteria and cyanohabs.
Toxicological Summary and Suggested Action Levels to Reduce Potential Adverse Health Effects of Six Cyanotoxins
Cyanotoxin analysis prepared by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California Environmental Protection Agency
Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring and Tracking
EPA Cyanobacteria Assessment Network (CyAN) Project
Multi-agency project to develop an early-warning indicator system using historical and current satellite data to detect algal blooms in U.S. freshwater systems
NCCOS Harmful Algal Bloom Research Website
Measurements of stressor impacts on waterbodies that can lead to HABs
USGS Summary of Cyanobacteria Monitoring and Assessments in USGS Water Science Centers
Fact sheet
UDWQ Sample Analysis Plan for Harmful Algal Blooms
Details on Utah’s monitoring program for HABs
Drinking Water
Cyanotoxins in Drinking Water | US EPA
Comprehensive collection of resources for drinking water systems
Drinking Water Health Advisory Documents for Cyanobacterial Toxins
- Fact Sheet: 2015 Drinking Water Health Advisories for Two Cyanobacterial Toxins
- Drinking Water Health Advisory for the Cyanobacterial Toxin Cylindrospermopsin
- Drinking Water Health Advisory for the Cyanobacterial Microcystin Toxins
- Health Effects Support Document for the Cyanobacterial Toxin Anatoxin-A
- Health Effects Support Document for the Cyanobacterial Toxin Cylindrospermopsin
- Health Effects Support Document for the Cyanobacterial Toxin Microcystins
American Water Works Association Cyanotox Tools
Technical resources for drinking-water systems
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