How Algal Toxins Impact Water Treatment (And What To Do About It)

Water treatment plants (WTPs) that experience harmful algal blooms (HABs) in their source water have three critical opportunities to minimize the risk of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) and cyanotoxins reaching their distribution systems: 1) quantifying the true level of risk, 2) adjusting treatment to minimize cyanotoxin exposure, and 3) removing the toxins. Here is how the right in-house detection technology can help them achieve all three.