Blue-green algae is harmful to humans and pets
MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAW) - While coming across algae at the lake is unpleasant, certain types can even be dangerous. Marathon County Health Department ...
MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAW) - While coming across algae at the lake is unpleasant, certain types can even be dangerous. Marathon County Health Department said August is usually the peak time for algae blooms. That includes blue-green algae, which isn't technically algae.'It looks like algae, but it's actually a bacteria,' said Dale Grosskurth, Marathon County Health Dept.It looks similar to true algae, but it might have a surface film. There could be green dots floating below the surface, too.'Blue-green algae will look like green paint on the surface.