Algae
Middleburg, Florida, United States
Reported by:
Justina Dacey
- Reported on: Fri, 14 Jul 2017 10:21:00 -0400
- Reported to: St. Johns Riverkeeper : St. Johns Riverkeeper team
- Lat: 30.1049646
- Lng: -81.7589879
About this Location
Doctors Lake : Doctors Lake off of Nautilus Rd
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Observations
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Issues
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Comments
Lorraine from salon 2000 called lisa rinaman, the riverkeeper to report an algal bloom off her dock on doctors lake. it was bright green and very thick.
Weather
Most likely recent summer rains
Have you seen this before?Yes, a few weeks
Have you notified any other agencies?Yes, FDEP
Issue history
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2017-07-14 - 10:21:00
Algae reported to St. Johns Riverkeeper : St. Johns Riverkeeper team by Justina Dacey.
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2017-07-15 - 10:29:00
Justina Dacey is currently investigating this issue.
Bloom was reported to the FDEP Algal Bloom Reporting website http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/2877729/AlgalReportForm
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2017-07-19 - 10:32:00
Justina Dacey has marked this issue as resolved.
On 7/12/2017 at 1:25pm St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) went out and took a surface grab at 0.3 meters of the bloom (Latitude 30.1053 Longitude -81.7594). Algae was identified by FDEP & toxin analysis performed by Greenwater Laboratories. Results confirmed the dominant taxon: Microcystis aeruginosa Total Microcystin Toxin (micrograms/L) 3.40 Other Toxin (micrograms/L) Cylindrospermopsin: not detected Saxitoxin/Paralytic Shellfish Toxins: not detected Anatoxin-a: not detected Location:
