Topic: algae bloom

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Lawn and disorder

Diane Stopyra
Satellite image of 2011 Lake Erie bloom (the most severe in decades) (MERIS/NASA)

Lindsay Abrams
Aundrea Simmons stands next to her minivan with cases of bottled water she bought after Toledo warned residents not to use its water, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014 in Toledo, Ohio. About 400,000 people in and around Ohio's fourth-largest city were warned not to drink or use its water after tests revealed the presence of a toxin possibly from algae on Lake Erie. (AP Photo John Seewer)

John Seewer