Alberta Health Services has put out an advisory for blue-green algae blooms in Moonshine Lake.
Residents and visitors are being asked that the cyanobacteria is common during warm weather, and blooms can be blue-green, greenish-brown, brown, pink or red, and can look like scum, streaks, grass clippings or fuzz balls.
If you are planning to visit Moonshine Lake:
- Do not swim or wade in any area that contain the blue-green algae.
- Avoid all contact with blooms in the water and washed up on shore.
- Do not drink or cook with water from Moonshine Lake.
- Do not eat whole fish or trimmings from this lake, as the fish could store toxins in their liver.
- Keep pets away from the water.
- Do not feed whole fish from this lake to your pets.
If you come in contact with blue-green algae, you could experience skin irritation, rash, sore throat, sore red eyes, swollen lips, fever, nausea and vomiting and/or diarrhea. Symptoms can appear one to three hours after, and resolve within a day or two. Exposure to blue-green algae could be fatal to pets.
If you require further information on health concerns and cyanobacteria, please call Health Link at 811.
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