Microcystin Articles

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?

You can't blame the City of Toledo — where "microcystin" has become an everyday word — for being a little skittish about its drinking water.

After a two-day drinking water ban in Toledo, Ohio, officials declare the water safe and state precautions are being taken to protect the city's residents.