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RESOURCES

On this page you can find useful information about cyanobacteria from various resources.

Federal

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
    • Cyanobacteria
      Provides general information about cyanobacteria, description of CDC’s cyanobacteria-related activities, and links to data, publications, and resources ...more
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
    • Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List [external link]
      Provides a list of contaminants that EPA considers to be priorities for additional research, additional occurrence data, and/or consideration for rulemaking. Cyanobacteria are on the list ...more
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International

  • Australian Department of Urban Services
    • Environment ACT Blue-Green Algae [external link]
      Defines blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria, and provides answers to frequently asked questions about blue-green algae ...more
  • Health Canada
    • Cyanobacteria Facts [external link]
      Provides facts about cyanobacteria, a discussion of the human health affects associated with cyanobacterial toxins, and answers to frequently asked questions about cyanobacteria ...more
  • Murray Regional Algal Coordinating Committee
    • Cyanobacteria [external link]
      Describes the monitoring and management of blue-green algae in Australia’s Murray River ...more
  • University of Kalmar, Sweden
    • Cyanobacteria [external link]
      Describes the physiology of cyanobacteria, emphasizing nitrogen fixation ...more
  • World Health Organization (WHO)
    • Toxic Cyanobacteria [external link]
      Provides an online version of the WHO book Toxic Cyanobacteria in Water: A guide to their public health consequences, monitoring and management ...more
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States

  • Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP)
    • Blue-Green Algae [external link]
      Offers current advisories about the presence of cyanobacteria in the Lake Champlain Basin. Also provides links and facts about cyanobacteria. LCBP works in partnership with government agencies from New York, Vermont, and Quebec, private organizations, local communities, and individuals to coordinate and fund efforts which benefit the Lake Champlain Basin's water quality ...more
  • Maryland Department of Natural Resources
    • Cyanobacteria [external link]
      Describes Microcystis aeruginosa, a common species of cyanobacteria that blooms in the Chesapeake and Coastal Bays. Also provides updates on the presence of cyanobacteria in the state’s bays, rivers, and tributaries ...more
    • Cyanobacterial Bloom Events site [external link]
      Describes recent cyanobacterial bloom events in Maryland’s bays, rivers, and tributaries ...more
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Universities

  • Purdue University
    • Cyanosite [external link]
      Provides hundreds of images of cyanobacteria, a bibliography of more than 25,000 cyanobacteria-related publications, a directory of cyanobacteria experts, and links to cyanobacteria sites ...more
    • Toxic Cyanobacteria [external link]
      Describes cyanobacterial toxins and methods of toxin research, and provides an opportunity to sign up for cyanobacteria-toxin discussion groups ...more
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • University of Vermont
    • Blue-Green Algae [external link]
      Describes a cyanobacteria-monitoring project in the Burlington Bay and greater Lake Champlain area, and includes a fact sheet about blue-green algae ...more
  • Virginia Commonwealth University
    • CyanoNews [external link]
      Features the CyanoNews, a newsletter that provides a forum for cyanobacteria experts to exchange ideas quickly and informally ...more
  • Wright State University
    • Cyanobacteria [external link]
      Provides photographs of cyanobacterial blooms, images of common types of cyanobacteria, and links to the Univeristy’s cyanobacteria research projects ...more
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