Toxic algal blooms behind Klamath River dams create health risks far downstream
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 16:30
in Earth & Climate
A new study has found that toxic algal blooms in reservoirs on the Klamath River can travel more than 180 miles downriver in a few days, survive passage through hydroelectric turbines and create unsafe water conditions on lower parts of the river in northern California.