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Downstream fate and transport of cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in the Raritan Basin Water Supply Complex, New Jersey.

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Report

Publication Date

2022

Abstract

Harmful algal blooms with cyanotoxin production (CyanoHABs) have been shown to adversely affect water resources worldwide, however only a handful of studies have examined the occurrence and persistence of CyanoHABs in fluvial systems used for municipal water-supply. Of particular concern in New Jersey is the Raritan Basin Water Supply Complex (RBWSC) as it is the water supply for multiple water purveyors, serving more than 1.5 million people. Although CyanoHAB occurrence and persistence has been documented in multiple upstream headwater lacustrine systems within the RBWSC, there is no information regarding potential cyanotoxin transport to the downstream drinking water intakes.

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USGS New Jersey Water Science Center

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Clonan, K., Gorney, R., Graham, J., Rosen, J., Newby, R., Schuster, R., Mazzaro, M., Hsu, D., Hillenbrand, M., Bjorklund, B. W., Cohl, J. A., Carper, L. G., Wu, M., Reilly, P. A., Heckathorn, H. A., & Desko, H. A. (2022, September). Downstream fate and transport of cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in the Raritan Basin Water Supply Complex, New Jersey. U.S. Geological Survey

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