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Small populations are scattered throughout the Mississippi-Great Lakes basin extending to Colorado, New Mexico, Kentucky, Tennessee, etc., though some of these areas are not native to the species. [3] This small fish inhabits clear, cool streams and lakes. They eat small Invertebrates, algae, insect
The food industry exploits the gelling, water-retention, emulsifying and other physical properties of these hydrocolloids. [6] Most edible seaweeds are marine algae whereas most freshwater algae are toxic. Some marine algae contain acids that irritate the digestion canal, while others can have a laxative and electrolyte-balancing effect. [7]
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) bloom on Lake Erie (United States) in 2009. These kinds of algae can cause harmful algal bloom. A harmful algal bloom (HAB), or excessive algae growth, is an algal bloom that causes negative impacts to other organisms by production of natural algae-produced toxins, water deoxygenation, mechanical damage to other organisms, or by other means.
Blue-green algae illness symptoms in humans. According to the Wisconsin DHS, blue-green algae exposure can cause the following symptoms in humans: Sore throat. Congestion. Cough. Wheezing ...
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Dulse is one of many edible algae. Algaculture may become an important part of a healthy and sustainable food system [11]. Several species of algae are raised for food. While algae have qualities of a sustainable food source, "producing highly digestible proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates, and are rich in essential fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals" and e.g. having a high protein ...
Once released , and ingested, these toxins can damage liver and nerve tissues in mammals. [citation needed] In areas where water quality is not closely monitored, the World Health Organization has assessed toxic algae as a health risk, citing the production of anatoxin-a, saxitoxins, and cylindrospermopsin. [17]
Harmful algae blooms produce toxins that can poison humans, pets and wildlife, according to the Washington State Lake Protection Association. They commonly begin to occur near the start of summer ...