Albemarle Regional Health Services has partnered with a Duke University research professor to try to identify potential links between toxic blue-green algal blooms and threats to public health, in particular the neurological disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
The initiative is being conducted on two fronts. The first includes a campaign to educate residents within ARHS’ service area about the health hazards of algal blooms and how to identify and report them.
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