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Harmful Algal Bloom Online Resources General Information • CDC Harmful Algal Bloom-Associated Illnesses Website • CDC Harmful Algal Blooms Feature • EPA CyanoHABs Website • EPA Harmful Algal Blooms & Cyanobacteria Research Website • NOAA Harmful Algal Bloom Website • NOAA Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research Control Act Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring and Tracking • EPA Cyanobacteria Assessment Network (CyAN) Project • NCCOS Harmful Algal Bloom Research Website • NOAA Harmful Algal Bloom Forecasts • USGS Summary of Cyanobacteria Monitoring and Assessments in USGS Water Science Centers • WHO Toxic Cyanobacteria in water: A guide to their public health consequences, monitoring, and management Harmful Algal Blooms and Drinking Water • AWWA Assessment of Blue-Green Algal Toxins in Raw and Finished Drinking Water • EPA Guidelines and Recommendations • EPA Harmful Algal Bloom & Drinking Water Treatment Website • EPA Algal Toxin Risk Assessment and Management Strategic Plan for Drinking Water Document • USGS Drinking Water Exposure to Chemical and Pathogenic Contaminants: Algal Toxins and Water Quality Website Open Water Resources • CDC Healthy Swimming Website - Oceans, Lakes, Rivers • EPA State Resources Website • EPA Beach Act Website • EPA Beach Advisory and Closing On-line Notification (BEACON) • USG Guidelines for Design and Sampling for Cyanobacterial Toxin and Taste-and-Odor Studies in Lakes and Reservoirs • NALMS Inland HAB Program • NOAA Illinois-Indiana and Michigan Sea Grant Beach Manager’s Manual • USGS Field and Laboratory Guide to Freshwater Cyanobacteria Harmful Algal Blooms for Native American and Alaska Native Communities • WHO Guidelines for safe recreational water environments One Health and Health Surveillance • CDC One Health • CDC Health Pets Healthy People • CDC One Health Harmful Algal Bloom System (OHHABS) • CDC National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS) • CDC Foodborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance System (FDOSS) • CDC Waterborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance System (WBDOSS) Great Lakes Resources • EPA Lakewide Action and Management Plans Website • Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) Website • Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Website • NOAA Harmful Algal Bloom Forecasting for Lake Erie • NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) Website • NOAA Great Lakes Water Quality Resources Website .

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