HAB Resources from Other Federal Agencies and Organizations

This page offers a compilation of HAB resources from federal agencies, national organizations and international health and environmental agencies.

• Other Federal Agencies
• Other Organizations

Other Federal Agencies

Interagency Working Group – Harmful Algal Bloom Research and Control Act (IWG-HABHRCA)

• What You Need to Know About Registering Pesticides - YouTube
• Intro to CWA/NPDES requirements for Chemical Use in Surface Waters - YouTube
• Intro to States Administering their Programs under FIFRA and CWA/NPDES - YouTube

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB)-Associated Illness website
• One Health Harmful Algal Bloom System (OHHABS)
• Drinking Water Advisory Communication Toolbox
• Cyanobacteria Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Toolkit
• Harmful Algal Blooms and Health - YouTube

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Harmful Algal Blooms webpage

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

• Harmful Algal Blooms - Tiny Organisms with a Toxic Punch
• Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms (ECOHAB) Research Program
• Monitoring and Event Response for Harmful Algal Blooms (MERHAB) Program
• Harmful Algal Bloom Forecasting System
• Harmful Algal Bloom Forecasts
• Harmful Algal Blooms Observing System (HABSOS) HABs bulletins

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• How to Protect Livestock from Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) | Natural Resources Conservation Service

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

• Field and laboratory guide to freshwater cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms for Native American and Alaska Native Communities (pdf)
• Harmful Algal Bloom Research
• Algal and Environmental Toxins Research Laboratory
• Toxins and Harmful Algal Blooms Science Team
• Microbiology Research Projects
• Cooperative Water Program
• Guidelines for Design and Sampling for Cyanobacterial Toxin and Taste-and-Odor Studies in Lakes and Reservoirs

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

• Citizen Scientists Track Algal Blooms

US Army Corps of Engineer (USACE)

• Engineer Research and Development Center Freshwater Harmful Algal Bloom Research and Development Initiatives

Other Organizations

Interstate Technology Regulatory Council (ITRC)

• Strategies for Preventing and Managing Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms Guidance
• Strategies for Preventing and Managing Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms (BENTHIC)

Water Research Foundation Resources

The Water Research Foundation (WRF) has over 40 projects and many other resources about harmful algal blooms (HABs) including strategies for controlling and mitigation as well as early warning, removal, and monitoring systems. Click here for a full listing of projects. You can also view WRFs free webcasts about HABs by clicking here.

• Managing Cyanotoxins in Drinking Water: A Technical Guidance Manual for Drinking Water Professionals
• YouTube: Understanding Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins
• Cyanobacterial (Blue-Green Algal) Toxins: A Resource Guide
• Assessment of Blue-Green Algal Toxins in Raw and Finished Drinking Water
• Removal of Algal Toxins from Drinking Water Using Ozone and GAC
• Treating Algal Toxins Using Oxidation, Adsorption, and Membrane Technologies
• Evaluation of Integrated Membranes for Taste and Odor and Algal Toxin Control
• Rapid Detection of Cyanobacterial By-Products in Drinking Water
• Determination and Significance of Emerging Algal Toxins (Cyanotoxins)
• Development of Molecular Reporters for Microcystis Activity and Toxicity
• Early Detection of Cyanobacterial Toxins Using Genetic Methods
• Methods for Measuring Toxins in Finished Water
• Criteria for Quality Control Protocols for Various Algal Toxin Methods
• Reservoir Management Strategies for the Control and Degradation of Algal Toxins
• International Guidance Manual for the Management of Toxic Cyanobacteria
• Optimizing Conventional Treatment for Removal of Cyanobacteria and Toxins

World Health Organization (WHO)

• Toxic Cyanobacteria in Water, 2^nd Edition
• Guidelines for Safe Recreational Waters Volume 1 - Coastal and Fresh Waters
• Water Related Diseases: Cyanobacterial Toxins
• Management of cyanobacteria in drinking-water supplies: Information for regulators and water suppliers
• Protecting Surface Water for Health. Identifying, assessing and managing drinking-water quality risks in surface water catchments

Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA)

• Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)

Australia

• WaterNSW Algal Management Information
• Guidelines for Managing Risks in Recreational Water
• Management Strategies for Cyanobacteria (Blue-Green Algae) and their Toxins: a Guide for Water Utilities
• Australian Drinking Water Guidelines

New Zealand

• New Zealand guidelines for cyanobacteria in recreational fresh waters: Interim guidelines
• Algal monitoring service
• Drinking Water Standards for New Zealand– New Zealand Legislation
• Toxic algae in our rivers – What New Zealanders need to know (2023)

Health Canada, Environmental and Workplace Health

• Blue-Green Algae (Cyanobacteria) and their Toxins
• Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Cyanobacterial Toxins – Microcystin-LR
• Guidelines for Canadian Recreational Water Quality

National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)

• Preventing Harmful Algal Blooms and Cryptosporidium Spread in Recreational Water: Quick Guides for Health Departments - NACCHO
• Quick Guide - Harmful Algal Blooms (naccho.org)

Other Resources

• SWAMP's California Freshwater HAB Field Guide - CyanoHABs Laboratory List (pdf)
• Cyanobacteria Monitoring Collaborative
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Distribution of HABs in the U.S.
• EPA Drinking Water Health Advisories for Cyanotoxins
• Recreational Water Quality Criteria and Methods