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NOAA to announce harmful algal bloom forecast bulletin in the Great Lakes

Predicting harmful algal blooms (HABs) in the Great Lakes is now a reality as NOAA launches the Lake Erie Experimental HAB Forecast System. HABs produce toxins that may pose a significant health risk to human and animal health through water recreation and may form scum that are unsightly and odorous to beach visitors, impacting the coastal economy. Forecasts depicting current and future locations of blooms, as well as intensity, will alert scientists and managers to possible threats to the Great Lakes beaches and assist in mitigation efforts.

WHAT:
News teleconference to announce Great lakes harmful algal bloom forecast bulletin

WHEN:
Thursday, September 17, 2009
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time

WHERE:
Teleconference
1-866-742-7910 (pass code: 3683992)

WHO:

• Dr. Rick Stumpf, Oceanographer, NOAA's National Centers for Coastal and Ocean Science
• Juli Dyble, Aquatic Biologist, NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
• Sonia Joseph, Michigan Sea grant outreach coordinator, NOAA's Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health

NOAA understands and predicts changes in the Earth's environment, from the depths of the ocean to the surface of the sun, and conserves and manages our coastal and marine resources. Visit http://www.noaa.gov.

On the Web:

NOAA Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health: http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/Centers/HumanHealth

Lake Erie Harmful Algal Bloom Bulletin: http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/Centers/HABS/lake_erie_hab/lake_erie_hab.html

NOAA Harmful Algal Bloom Forecasts: http://www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/habf/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Environmental Health: http://www.cdc.gov/nceh

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