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WHAT DO HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS (HABS) LOOK LIKE?

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HABs may look like parallel streaks, usually green, on the water surface.

Algal blooms may have the appearance of spilled green paint

HABs may have the appearance of pea soup

HABs may look like green dots, clumps or globs on the water surface.

HABs may look like blue, green, or white spilled paint on the water surface.

SEPTEMBER 2019, VOL. 60, NO. 3

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