What you need to know about microcystin, toxin prompting water ban in part of …

When turning on the TV the cause of this crisis is a pesky toxin named microcystin which can and is produced by algae blooms. Toledo and her surrounding suburbs and parts of southern Michigan get their water from Lake 

Water at a Toledo, Ohio, treatment plant has tested positive for microcystin, a toxin known to cause liver and kidney damage, leaving thousands of Ohio residents without water and prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency Saturday. Ohio Gov.

In Toledo, Ohio, where voluntary tests at a water treatment plant found elevated levels of the toxin microcystin, which is produced by blue-green algae, the city is urging residents and the several hundred thousand people served by its water utility

In Toledo, Ohio, where voluntary tests at a water treatment plant found elevated levels of the toxin microcystin, which is produced by blue-green algae, the city is urging residents and the several hundred thousand people 

MARBLEHEAD, Ohio – Dangerous levels of microcystin, a toxin spawned by harmful algal blooms (HAB) around Western Lake Erie, have compromised Toledo's water supply. The culprit could be a mix of environmental conditions that have kept the bloom