City of Cape Floral recently issued the following announcement.
The Florida Department of Health in Lee County has issued a Health Alert for the presence of harmful blue-green algal toxins at Jaycee Park, located at 4215 SE 20th Pl
Residents and visitors are advised to take the following precautions:
Do not drink, swim, wade, use personal watercraft, water ski or boat in waters where there is a visible bloom.
Wash your skin and clothing with soap and water if you have contact with algae or discolored or smelly water
Keep pets away from the area. Waters where there are algae blooms are not safe for animals. Pets and livestock should have a different source of water when algae blooms are present.
Do not cook or clean dishes with water contaminated by algae blooms. Boiling the water will not eliminate the toxins.
Eating fillets from healthy fish caught in freshwater lakes experiencing blooms is safe. Rinse fish fillets with tap or bottled water, throw out the guts and cook fish well.
Do not eat shellfish in waters with algae blooms
For more information about blue-green algae and algal blooms, visit https://www.capecoral.net/special_project_plans/harmful_algal_bloom.php
Original source can be found here.
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