Health warning at Cedar Lake beaches for blue-green algae
The Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board says there is a hazardous algae warning at all three beaches at Cedar Lake. It’s the highest risk warning forblue-green algae. The warning is based on water samples. . .
The Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board says there is a hazardous algae warning at all three beaches at Cedar Lake. It’s the highest risk warning forblue-green algae. The warning is based on water samples taken Monday, which were higher than the standard to close the beach at the south beach, but below the standard at the two other beaches. MPRB decided to close all three beaches anyway because the algae bloom will likely move around the beach due to weather and wind, they said. Conditions are currently ideal for blue-green algae, which include sunny skies and temperatures higher than 75 degrees. Neither people nor pets should make contact with water or ingest water with blue-green algae. However, if exposed to it, pets or people should make sure to quickly rinse off. The algae contains cyanotoxins, which can make people sick, including causing vomiting, diarrhea, a rash, eye irritation, cough, sore throat, and headache. People can get sick a few hours to two days after exposure. It can be fatal to dogs, in part because their bodies are smaller and they tend to drink a lot of water. Blue-green algae can look like pea soup or spilled paint floating on the surface of the water. MPRB tests weekly for the toxic algae and E. coli in lakes in Minneapolis. They keep an updatedmap of open and closed beaches online. For Related Stories:Blue Green AlgaeCedar Lake