Hamilton’s Pier 4 Park Beach closed due to toxin-producing blue-green algae

City closes Pier 4 beach due to blue-green algae bloom

The Pier 4 closure comes just days after the Hamilton Conservation Authority announced it was pausing swimming at the Christie Lake Conservation Area for the same reason.

Hamilton’s Pier 4 Park Beach closed due to toxin-producing blue-green algae

Hamilton Public Health (HPH) has shut down the city’s Pier 4 Park Beach after it was confirmed that toxin-producing blue-green algae was located there.

Jackson Hole lab finds blue green algae toxins can travel through the air

EBS STAFF Brain Chemistry Labs, a nonprofit research organization based in Jackson, Wyoming, has identified airborne cyanobacterial toxins in southwest Florida, suggesting people can be exposed to the neurotoxin simply by breathing, even far from contaminated water. Working with Calusa Waterkeeper in Fort Myers, the Jackson Hole-based team used specialized air detectors that all returned