You are viewing the "Greta Jochem | NPR" Archives
![A algae bloom in Lake Erie contaminated the water supply for Toledo, Ohio, in August 2014. About 400,000 people were without useable water.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/gettyimages-453151868-ace946351e8b31656dc10165f6cb01c9cfa7a16b-e1510313772788-900x422.jpg)
Algae Toxins In Ohio Drinking Water Sickened People In 2 Outbreaks
By: Greta Jochem | NPR
Posted on:
In Ohio, more than 100 people got sick in 2013 and 2014 when municipal drinking water was contaminated with toxins from algae blooms in Lake Erie. The CDC says these are the first known instances.