Algae blooms, microcystin, do-not-drink bans, toxins. Those buzzwords have floated across the lips of many municipal leaders this summer, especially after a do-not-drink ban affected more than 400,000 people in Toledo, Ohio. But even though the topic has been widely discussed, water operators still have many questions and few answers. Microcystin remains an elusive topic.The EPA has not published microcystin regulations, and the agency has provided relatively little information on how to measure and treat the toxin. Some states — specifically Florida, Minnesota, Ohio, Oklahoma and Oregon — have created their own standards, which rely on suggestions from the World
Should Microcystin be Micromanaged?
Many water operators are struggling with microcystin. How should it be treated? How will the EPA manage it? And better yet — what can be done to prevent microcystin contamination in the first place?
Sep 29, 2014
| by William Atkinson |
