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September 9, 2014

After Toledo water scare, states Googling for answers on algae

  • There are calls for the EPA to create standards for microcystin, the toxin that left 400,000 people without water for two days this summer.
    • By JOHN SEEWER
    Associated Press

    TOLEDO, Ohio — Algae that turned Lake Erie green and produced toxins that fouled the tap water for 400,000 people in the Toledo area are becoming a big headache for those who keep drinking water safe even far beyond the Great Lakes.

    But with no federal standards on safe levels for drinking algae-tainted water and no guidelines for treating or testing it either, water quality engineers sometimes look for solutions the same way school kids do their homework.


     
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