Bob

So they have found the type that could be harmful to humans. Does this not make it important enough to question the use of Glyphosate?

Muecke said the mats, which have been spotted “extensively” in the St. John River system, can wash up onshore and turn grey.

People can still be active and enjoy the outdoors, she said, but they should be aware that the algae can appear in different forms and in different locations in lakes and rivers.

The whole story: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/blue-green-algae-st-john-river-1.5213110

Interesting read with some great science about Glyphosate feeding the blue green algae.

Once a cyanobacterium has undergone a mutation, that mutant gene is replicated again and again as the cell divides. It produces clones of the mutant cell, and if that mutant has an advantage (such as resistance to or affinity for glyphosate), it will rapidly spread.

Read the whole story here: https://jacquithurlowlippisch.com/2017/03/19/is-agricultures-use-of-glyphosate-feeding-lake-os-explosive-algae-blooms-professor-geoffrey-norris-slrirl/