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Dangerous Blue-Green Algae Discovered In Mill Pond, Wainscott Pond

authorStaff Writer on Jun 12, 2019
Harmful cyanobacteria blooms—commonly known as blue-green algae, have been discovered in Mill Pond in Southampton and Wainscott Pond in East Hampton. According to release sent out by the Suffolk County... more

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