Let’s Talk about Cyanobacteria!

[Grant]

Originally Posted by tis

It's everywhere. I heard it's even in the ocean.

Correct. There's loads of it just in a teaspoon of average topsoil. And it's always been in the lake...always will. The issue is the combination of nutrient loading and temperature. The more nutrients (phosphorous and nitrogen) the more growth. So, the same nutrients used on lawns, and P leaching from septic systems, fuels the growth of blooms. Simple.