Brenda Nordin, a like biologist with the DNR, joined the Breakfast Club yesterday with Doug Rogers to discuss the blue-green algae and how to counteract it. (click play to hear Brenda)
Inhaling water droplets containing blue-green algae can cause runny eyes and nose, cough, and sore throat, chest pain, asthma like symptoms, or allergic reactions. People can become ill after swimming and rarely people may experience stomach pains, vomiting and diarrhea.