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July 25, 2016

Toxic algae bloom turns big Utah lake into stinky soup

  • Toxic algae is a problem around the country, with beaches fouled in Florida.
    • By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
    Associated Press

    SPANISH FORK, Utah — A huge toxic algae bloom in Utah has closed one of the largest freshwater lakes west of the Mississippi River, sickening more than 100 people and leaving farmers scrambling for clean water during some of the hottest days of the year.

    The bacteria commonly known as blue-green algae has spread rapidly to cover almost all of 150-square-mile Utah Lake, turning the water bright, anti-freeze green with a pea soup texture and leaving scummy foam along the shore.


     
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