Crane Prairie advisory lifted.Byline: The Register-Guard A public health advisory for Crane Prairie Reservoir, in effect since July 1, was lifted Friday by the state Department of Human Services and the Deschutes County Health Department in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service. Recent samplings of algae algae (ăl`jē) [plural of Lat. alga=seaweed], a large and diverse group of primarily aquatic plantlike organisms. These organisms were previously classified as a primitive subkingdom of the plant kingdom, the thallophytes (plants that from the lake indicate that the Anabaena Anabaena Genus of blue-green algae (cyanobacteria). Found as plankton in shallow water and on moist soil, they occur in both solitary and colonial forms and are capable of nitrogen fixation. flos aquae aq·uae n. A plural of aqua. bloom has dissipated. Water contact, fishing and other recreational activities on and in the lake can safely resume, said Ken Kauffman, DHS DHS Department of Homeland Security (USA) DHS Department of Human Services DHS Department of Health Services DHS Demographic and Health Surveys DHS Dirhams (Morocco national currency) environmental health specialist. During the bloom, algae concentrations reached 60,000 cells per milliliter milliliter /mil·li·li·ter/ (mL) (-le?ter) one thousandth (10-3) of a liter. mil·li·li·ter n. Abbr. of lake water - four times the advisory threshold of 15,000 cells per milliliter. Microcystin, one of the toxins produced by this algae, reached a concentration almost five times the recommended maximum concentration for drinking water. Kauffman said monitoring of the lake will continue and the public will be advised if new algae concerns develop. Additional information about blue-green algae can be found at www.dhs.state.or.us/publichealth/esc/docs/maadvisories.cfm. Local information can be obtained by calling the local Forest Service office or the Deschutes County Health Department at (541) 322-7426. |
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