Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) 101 Resources
DOWNLOADMarch 4, 2024
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Featured resources
- Is it a HAB?
- Michigan Harmful Algal Bloom Picture Guide (slideshow PDF; EGLE, MDHHS)
- EGLE Classroom - Identifying Harmful Algal Blooms/Cyanobacteria (YouTube video; EGLE)
- Harmful Algal Blooms: FAQs (PDF; MDHHS, MDARD, EGLE)
- Harmful Algal Blooms: Pets and livestock (PDF; MDARD)
- Reporting HABs in Michigan
- Send photos to AlgaeBloom@michigan.gov email
- View HABs reports: Michigan HAB reports map (ArcGIS map; MDHHS)
- Harmful Algal Blooms: Prevention and Treatment for Landowners (PDF; North Central Region Water Network Algal Bloom Action Team)
General resources
Webpages/Sites
- Michigan HABs webpage (webpage; EGLE)
- Michigan Harmful Algal Blooms StoryMap (ArcGIS StoryMap, EGLE)
Fact Sheets
Basics
- Harmful Algal Blooms - What You Should Know (PDF, North Central Region Water Network Algal Bloom Action Team)
- Who Does What? A Guide to Agencies’ Roles in HABs (PDF, Great Lakes HABs Collaborative)
- The Beach Managers Manual to Harmful Algal Blooms (PDF, Michigan Sea Grant)
Human Health
- Chronic Long-Term Health Effects of HAB Toxins (PDF, Great Lakes HABs Collaborative)
- Health Effects Associated with Exposure to HAB Toxins through Aerosolization (PDF, Great Lakes HABs Collaborative)
Pets and Livestock
- Harmful Algal Blooms: Veterinarians (PDF; MDARD)
- Harmful Algal Blooms and their Health-Related Effects on Animals (PDF, North Central Region Water Network Algal Bloom Action Team)
Webinars
- Harmful Algal Blooms in Michigan’s Recreational Waters webinar (YouTube, EGLE)
Deeper dive resources
Webpages/sites
- What are HABs? (webpage, Ohio Sea Grant)
- Algal Bloom Action Team / Resources (webpage; North Central Region Water Network)
- National: CDC resources (webpage, CDC)
- National: EPA resources (webpage, EPA)
- HABs online resources list (PDF, CDC)
Fact sheets
Science of HABs
- Great Lakes Harmful Algal Blooms: Current Knowledge Gaps (PDF, Great Lakes HABs Collaborative)
- How Does Nitrogen Affect Harmful Algal Blooms? (PDF, Great Lakes HABs Collaborative)
- Phosphorus (P) and HABs: Sources of P from the Maumee River (PDF, Great Lakes HABs Collaborative)
- NOAA GLERL HABs research (PDF, NOAA GLERL)
- CIGLR HABs Hypoxia fact sheet (PDF, CIGLR)
- CIGLR HABs research bookmark (PDF, CIGLR)
Human health
Webinars
- North Central Region Water Network HABs webinars and virtual research symposium (YouTube channel, NCRWN)
- Great Lakes HABs Collaborative webinars (webpage, Great Lakes HABs Collaborative)
- EPA Research Harmful Algal Blooms, Hypoxia and Nutrients Bimonthly webinar series (webpage, EPA)
Other tools
- Great Lakes HABs Collaborative Research Mapper (ArcGIS map, Great Lakes HABs Collaborative)
- MI EnviroImpact Tool (decision support tool for short-term manure application planning that shows daily runoff risk across Michigan, MSU Extension and MISG)
- Michigan HABs Risk Dashboard (MSU Extension/MISG articles explaining how to use tool):