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    You are at:Home»State News»Kansas officials suggest alternatives to deal with pond scum

    Kansas officials suggest alternatives to deal with pond scum

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    By KMAN Staff on July 23, 2019 State News
    The water along the shore of Utah Lake is shown Wednesday, July 20, 2016, near American Fork, Utah. A huge toxic algal bloom in Utah has closed one of the largest freshwater lakes west of the Mississippi River, sickening more than 100 people and leaving farmers scrambling for clean water. The bacteria commonly known as blue-green algae has spread rapidly to cover almost all of 150-square-mile Utah Lake, turning the water a bright, anti-freeze green and leaving scummy foam along the shore. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

    WICHITA — Kansas health and environment officials are recommending alternative ways for municipal water operators to treat toxic blue-green algal blooms that have troubled state lakes for nearly 10 years.

    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says people and animals that come into contact with cyanobacteria algae might suffer diarrhea, headaches and other symptoms.

    The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has detected traces of toxins related to the blooms in at least five water treatment plants.

    KMUW-FM reports that the department has suggested adding activated carbon to the water treatment process. The carbon causes algae to fall to the bottom of ponds, allowing clean water to pass through.

    Department officials say they also offer a program to subsidize water quality tests searching for toxins caused by cyanobacteria.

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