EPA proposes triggers for algae warning in drinking water
The EPA released first nationwide guidelines to help determine when algal toxins in public water might require warnings. Thresholds for microcystin and cylindrospermopsin aim to guide monitoring and treatment without a mandatory ceiling, addressing concerns from states and utility operators while noting exposure limits for children.
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EPA
Traverse City
Mich
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Federal
Lake Erie
Ohio
Michigan
America
Gina McCarthy
Oregon
Minnesota
Florida
Oklahoma
World Health Organization
Peter Grevatt
Grevatt
J. Alan Roberson
American Water Works Association
Oswego County Health Dept Immunization Clinic Schedule
Oswego County Health Department offers immunization, pregnancy testing, STD services and HIV counseling at Nick Sterno Public Health Clinic 70 Bunner St Oswego. Immunization clinic runs Tuesdays 12 30 to 3 30 p m and third Tuesday each month 9 to 1 at Douglas Barclay Courthouse Pulaski. Call 349 3547 for appointments info.
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Oswego
Oswego County
Nick Sterno
Bunner St
Health Department
Douglas Barclay
Pulaski
County Health Department
Smartphone microscope targets river blindness in Africa
UC Berkeley researchers demonstrated a smartphone driven video microscope that quickly detects Loa loa in finger-prick blood, helping identify who can safely receive ivermectin during mass campaigns in Central Africa. The pilot in Cameroon suggests a portable, lab-free method to flag at-risk individuals, potentially reviving elimination programs.
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Washington
University of California, Berkeley
Central
Africa
Cameroon
Science Translational Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Peter Hotez
Columbia University
Rwanda
Massachusetts General Hospital
Hotez
Thomas Nutman
U.S
National Institutes of Health
Nutman
Berkeley
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
NIH
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American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists
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