Blue- Green Algae in Bonita Springs raises concerns

The abundance of Blue - Green Algae is raising many concerns in Bonita Springs.

Mayor Simmons and residents say they want to find the source and solution to this ongoing problem.

BLUE-GREEN ALGAE!

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I’M PATRICKNOLAN ALONG WITH JANE MONREAL,WHO JOINS US IN JUST A FMINUTES.

LESLIE DELASBOUR SPOKEWITH THE MAYOR OF BONITA SPRINGSAND AN FGCU PROFESSOR TO FINDOUT WHAT THE DEAL IS(19-33)BLUE GREEN ALGAE, WHILE IT MIGHTBE COLORFUL, ITS NOT HEALTHY FOROUR WATERS THESE IMAGES SHOW ANABUNDANCE OF BLUE GREEN ALGAE INONE BONITA SPRINGS COMMUNITYRESIDENTS SAYS ITS AN EYESOREAND THEY ARE HOPING TO FINDWHAT’S CAUSING THE PROBLEMINCLUDING MAYOR PETER SIMMON.is there was blue green algaethe lakes, tested by fgcuconfirmed by fgcu, confirmedthat it was blue green algae,they came and dumped tchemicals in and it diddisappear for about 7 - 10 daysbut then the probkem came backthe residents don’t like itMAYOR SIMMONS SAYS BLUE GREENALGAE IS NOT ONLY AFFECTING HISCOMMUNITY BUT MANY OTHERCOMMUNITES AND WATERWAYS.and of course this is bonita bayand these lakes drain into timperial river, drain intospring creekits a city wide problem, acounty wide problem.

Potentiallya statewide problem becauseyou’re in waterways thateverybody sharWHILE BLUE GREEN ALGAE BLOOM ISAN ONGOING PROBLEM IN SOUTHWESTFLORIDA DR BARRY ROSEN WITH THFLOIRDA GULF COAST UNIVERISTYWATER SCHOOL SAYS WE COUSTART TO SEE A CHANGE..yeah so sinana bacteria like itvery warm, so even the smallchange in tempurature that ware starting to see now evencooler nights.

They are alreadyfull grown and dont like anchanges so as temperatures startto change they are going todecreaseFEEDING OFF OF NUTRIENTS ANDPHOSPHORUOUS LIKE FERTIZLIERSAND OTHER RESOURCES, ROSEN SAYSTHIS ALGAE COULD HAVE HARMFULEFFECTS ON WILDLIFE .birds a little more seceptibleas well so unless youre seeingmamas nearby drinking that waterand passing away it will havless of an ecological impact andthe most would be most lidissolved oxygen issues for fishROSEN SAYS WHILE IT MIGHT NOTALWAYS BE AS CLEAR AS THESEIMAGES HE ADVISES EVERYONE TOBE CAUTIOUS AND STAY AWAY FROMTHE ALGAE .my advice is to keep yourselfand your pets out of the wateryou dont want that materialgetting onto the fur of a petand then they lick it off, andthen potential consuming ithere are toxins in there theyget a dose of toxins which couldbe deadly.you dont want anyone drinkingthat water, you dont want anychildren exposed to that wateand certainly no pets eithMAYOR SIMMONS AND OTHER MEMEBRSOF THE COMMUNITY, ARE WORKING TFIND THE SOURCE TO THISABUNDANCE OF BLUE GREEN