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How long does it take blue-green algae to make you sick?


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Blue-green algae:

  1. They include photosynthetic cyanobacteria that are harmful to human life.
  2. Exposure to blue-green algal blooms causes severe health problems in humans and animals.
  3. The onset of symptoms followed by the exposure to toxins produced by these algae occurs 3-5 hours after exposure.

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