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Algal bloom warning for Molloy Island near Augusta – WA Health
The Department of Health is warning people to avoid contact with a Lyngbya sp. macro-algal bloom that has formed in the Scott River Basin east of Molloy Island…
The Department of Health is warning people to avoid contact with a Lyngbya sp. macro-algal bloom that has formed in the Scott River Basin east of Molloy Island and upstream of the Scott River confluence within the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River (see map below).
Executive Director, Environmental Health Dr Mike Lindsay said the algae has a greeny-brown clumpy and filamentous appearance in the water, and contact with the algae can potentially cause burning, itching or blistering to the skin and respiratory…
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