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Strategies for Preventing and Managing Harmful Benthic Cyanobacterial Blooms (HCB-2)
NEW DOCUMENT AVAILABLE NOW!
Cyanobacteria are microscopic, photosynthetic organisms that are found naturally in all aquatic environments. Under certain conditions, cyanobacteria can multiply and become very abundant, discoloring the water throughout a water body, producing and releasing cyanotoxins into the environment.

A companion to ITRC's first Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms Document (HCB-1), the brand-new Benthic Harmful Cyanobacteria Blooms (HCB-2) Document addresses the unique challenges presented in evaluating and communicating the public health and environmental risks of Benthic HCBs, and provides insight into contemporary best management practices for dealing with these harmful blooms.
The Benthic Harmful Cyanobacteria Blooms (HCB-2) guidance provides an overview of benthic cyanobacteria and their management in five sections:

In addition to this all-new content, HCB-2 includes all-new updates to HCB-1's popular interactive tools applicable to benthic cyanobacteria:
Upcoming HCB Training
Complementing this eagerly-anticipated guidance document, ITRC's HCB Team will be hosting live internet-based training sessions; the first session will be on April 26 (1:00pm - 3:15pm EST), and will provide an in-depth look into Strategies for Preventing and Managing Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms. Also make sure not to miss ITRC's brand-new Benthic Harmful Cyanobacteria session, following up on April 28 (1:00pm - 3:15pm EST)!
Do links in this email not open for you? Visit https://hcb-1.itrcweb.org/ to access features described above.
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