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Health & Prevention Report: Toxic algae can be dangerous, especially for pets

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Toxic algae is also known as blue-green algae or cyanobacteria.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Toxic algae is also known as blue-green algae or cyanobacteria.

Summertime in Southwest Colorado means spending time on the water. The regions lakes, reservoirs, rivers and creeks provide a ton of outdoor recreation opportunities, but they also are rich ecosystems. One thing that grows in them is algae, which can sometimes be toxic for people and animals.

For this week’s Health and Prevention Report, KSJD’s Lucas Brady woods talked with Ashley Rust, a water quality expert with Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

Cyanobacteria under a microscope.
Rex L. Lowe, Bugwood.org
Cyanobacteria under a microscope.

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Originally from Southern California, Lucas spent the last decade living in New York City, which is where he started his journalism career. He's been an audio journalism junkie for as long as he can remember, but really fell in love with reporting radio news at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where he received his master's degree.