Algae
Orange Park, Florida, United States
Reported by:
Justina Dacey
- Reported on: Sat, 27 May 2017 11:00:00 -0400
- Reported to: St. Johns Riverkeeper : St. Johns Riverkeeper team
- Lat: 30.1519554
- Lng: -81.72369
About this Location
Doctors Lake : Doctors Lake - by Lakeside church
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Observations
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Issues
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Comments
Jennifer lynn wood posted on st. johns riverkeeper facebook page photos of an algal bloom at the echockotee boy scout camp on doctors lake.
Weather
Yes, lots of rain
Have you seen this before?No
Have you notified any other agencies?Not sure, will report back
Issue history
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2017-05-27 - 11:00:00
Algae reported to St. Johns Riverkeeper : St. Johns Riverkeeper team by Justina Dacey.
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2017-05-28 - 10:30:00
Justina Dacey is currently investigating this issue.
Robert Storm Burks went out to investigate the severity of the bloom. He connected with Frank from the Boy Scout camp and reported that it is cyanobacteria and is most likely compromised of Micocystis sp. and Dolichospermum sp. though he cannot be certain unless verified. Both species are capable of producing toxins in the water. A sample was not collected then but was collected on 5/27 by Jimmy Orth. It was determined to not analyze sample for now and wait to see if bloom worsens.
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2017-06-23 - 12:27:00
Justina Dacey has closed this issue.
Bloom has not returned
