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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Dangerous algal mats person been reported astatine a fashionable campground successful Sequoia National Forest and a tract connected the San Joaquin River.
Algal mats are dense, sheet-like accumulations of algae that don't impact h2o clarity similar an algal bloom. They tin beryllium recovered attached to the bottommost of the waterway, floating successful the water, oregon washed up connected shore.
While not each algae are dangerous, those formed by cyanobacteria, dinoflagellates, and diatoms tin make harmful toxins.
On June 11, 2 harmful algal mats were recovered successful Salmon Creek tributaries, including a determination astatine Horse Meadow campground successful the Sequoia National Forest. A mat was besides recovered Monday successful the San Joaquin River, conscionable West of Shields Avenue successful Fresno County.
The assemblage is advised to debar swimming and to support pets from drinking the h2o successful these areas.
Those visiting the Los Banos Creek Reservoir successful Merced County are asked to beryllium alert of imaginable algae and scum based connected investigating that detected cyanotoxin. Those who food are besides cautioned against eating shellfish from this reservoir.
A representation of each reported harmful algal blooms tin beryllium recovered connected the State of California Water Quality Monitoring Council website.
