Harmful Algal Bloom Report

Bloom Code 21-3486-B1

Where

Water Body Cayuga Lake
Latitude and Longitude 42.79446, -76.76497
Segment Lakeshore Segment Northwest 3: Deans Cove to Schuyler Creek
County Seneca
Extent Large Localized: The HAB is in a small area, but affects many properties, along a large segment of the shoreline, or in a specific region of the waterbody.

When

Bloom Reported July 12, 2021 08:00 PM
Bloom Sampled July 12, 2021 08:00 PM
Microscopic Examination July 14, 2021

What

Bloom Genera [1]

Microscopy Present Dominant
Dolichospermum

Bloom Chemistry

Total Chlorophyll a 3660.0 ug/L
Total Microcystin and Nodularins (EPA 546) [2] 0.7 ug/L
[1] Genera - plural of genus, a category of classification in biology that ranks between the family level and the species level. Because there are many different species of bacteria that are difficult to distinguish, it is more useful to classify bacteria by genus rather than species.
[2] Microcystin

Bloom Description

*Negative blank absorbance value may indicate chlorophyll a value slightly underreported. All other quality controls acceptable.