CBS: Doctors warn of airborne toxins from algae & red tide
Even in areas of Florida where blue-green algae aren’t easily visible, signs are posted warning people to stay out of the water due to cyanobacteria. And Now some doctors are saying we should be wary of the air as well because microcystins and cyanobacteria could cause major health problems for those exposed. Indeed, on the east coast of Florida, FAU researchers found microcystins in 100 percent of people they tested, suggesting the toxins are airborne.1 RELATED STORY: New TV ad blames Rick Scott for Florida’s Red Tide mess. And it’s not even his opponent. And according to Dr. Parisima Taeb, a local...
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