Vic: Blue-green algae warning for Murray River

From: AAP General News (Australia) | Date: January 10, 2002 | Copyright information

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Vic: Blue-green algae warning for Murray River

MELBOURNE, Jan 10 AAP - A blue-green algae warning has been posted for the Murray River between Mildura and Robinvale, in north-western Victoria.

The Sunraysia regional algae monitoring committee posted the alert because blue-green algae in the river between the two towns was building up to harmful levels.

"Blue-green algae numbers are approaching levels where they may cause skin and eye irritations after contact and gastroenteritis if untreated water is consumed," committee chair Ian Matheson said in a ...

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