/tags/algae Algae en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:12:01 GMT /energy-environment/2024-06-03/austin-texas-lady-bird-lake-town-lake-dangerous-blue-green-algae For the fourth year in a row, city contractors will apply a treatment to Lady Bird Lake to try to fight the growth of toxic cyanobacteria. The modified clay targets the phosphorus that the algae feed on. Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:12:01 GMT /energy-environment/2024-06-03/austin-texas-lady-bird-lake-town-lake-dangerous-blue-green-algae Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2023-05-29/blue-green-algae-lady-bird-lake-austin Lab test results of blue-green algae discovered in Lady Bird Lake and Lake Austin are pending. In the meantime, assume the worst. Mon, 29 May 2023 19:42:38 GMT /energy-environment/2023-05-29/blue-green-algae-lady-bird-lake-austin Corey Smith /energy-environment/2023-03-14/austins-dog-killing-algae-is-here-earlier-than-normal Keep an eye on pets at Red Bud Isle and Jessica Hollis Park on Lake Austin. Tue, 14 Mar 2023 17:42:59 GMT /energy-environment/2023-03-14/austins-dog-killing-algae-is-here-earlier-than-normal Andrew Weber /energy-environment/2022-06-10/toxic-algae-blooms-red-bud-isle The city says next week it's expanding a water-treatment program in the hopes of tamping it down. Fri, 10 Jun 2022 19:34:05 GMT /energy-environment/2022-06-10/toxic-algae-blooms-red-bud-isle Andrew Weber /austin/2021-11-05/blue-green-algae-sculpture-falls-cyanobacteria The level of bacteria is below EPA minimums, the city reported Friday. But it's still urging pet-owners to keep dogs away. Fri, 05 Nov 2021 17:19:38 GMT /austin/2021-11-05/blue-green-algae-sculpture-falls-cyanobacteria Andrew Weber /austin/2021-09-24/barton-creek-and-sculpture-falls-closed-to-swimmers-and-pets-after-toxins-found-in-the-water Toxic algae has sickened at least one swimmer. Cylindrospermopsin can cause kidney and liver damage. Symptoms of exposure can include fever, headache, vomiting and bloody diarrhea. Fri, 24 Sep 2021 16:05:57 GMT /austin/2021-09-24/barton-creek-and-sculpture-falls-closed-to-swimmers-and-pets-after-toxins-found-in-the-water Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2021-06-08/these-dashboards-will-help-people-monitor-toxic-algae-in-austin-lakes-officials-say Officials with the city's Watershed Protection Department say the system will be up and running again by the end of the month. The department will operate two separate dashboards for Lady Bird Lake and Lake Austin. Tue, 08 Jun 2021 16:16:54 GMT /energy-environment/2021-06-08/these-dashboards-will-help-people-monitor-toxic-algae-in-austin-lakes-officials-say Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2021-06-03/austin-plans-new-tactic-against-dog-killing-algae-starve-it-out Cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, is a potent neurotoxin. In 2019 it killed several dogs in Lady Bird Lake. It has since been detected in other lakes and, most recently, killed two dogs in Lake AGÕæÈË°Ù¼ÒÀÖ last winter. Thu, 03 Jun 2021 19:05:02 GMT /energy-environment/2021-06-03/austin-plans-new-tactic-against-dog-killing-algae-starve-it-out Mose Buchele /austin/2020-07-20/algae-harmful-to-dogs-found-in-lady-bird-lake-at-red-bud-isle-and-festival-beach Toxins from blue-green algae that led to the death of several dogs last year have been detected in two spots on Lady Bird Lake â€� Red Bud Isle and Festivalâ€� Mon, 20 Jul 2020 18:50:07 GMT /austin/2020-07-20/algae-harmful-to-dogs-found-in-lady-bird-lake-at-red-bud-isle-and-festival-beach Marisa Charpentier /energy-environment/2020-06-17/austins-dog-killing-algae-could-be-coming-back-the-city-warns Remember last year, when we only had to worry about dog-killing algae?Well, on top of the pandemic, Austinites also still have to worry about dangerousâ€� Wed, 17 Jun 2020 20:40:15 GMT /energy-environment/2020-06-17/austins-dog-killing-algae-could-be-coming-back-the-city-warns Andrew Weber