No correlation was found between cyanobacterial blooms in Green Bay and respiratory-related hospital visits from people living near the lower part of the bay
This is a study which is scheduled to be printed this coming January. That is why it is dated 2024.
A link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1438463923001633
Some parts of it are missing, since the full study is behind a paywall, but there is enough to get an idea of the research.
Cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, thrive in nutrient-rich waters. They are known to irritate the throat among other bad health effects.
This study is similar to Identifying Aerosolized Cyanobacteria in the Human Respiratory Tract: a Proposed Mechanism for Cyanotoxin-Associated Diseases. This earlier study found that residential proximity to a waterbody did not significantly correlate with the likelihood of having cyanobacteria identified in the nasal cavity or the right upper lobe of the lungs. Cyanobacteria also live in damp soil and air conditioning units, so some of the exposure may not be coming from bodies of water.
Despite that, cyanobacteria are still toxic and common enough that there have been people suspecting a possible correlation to living near a body of water in the first place. Even though this new study didn’t find anything, that doesn’t mean no one will ever find something in the future. If you go to the shore, or live near one, and feel bad after being exposed to water that doesn’t look so good, there could be some reason for it; this is still worth looking into personally, for your own health.
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