Advisory for Bernard Lake, Ontario

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Bernard Lake

Type: Cyanobacteria Bloom  -  Inactive

Issued: 8/31/2017

Details:

The Health Unit advises that there is a bloom of blue-green algae in Bernard Lake in the Township of Strong. 

The geographic location of the sample is 45.760068, -79.396497. 


Residents and visitors near these areas need to take the following safety measures:


If you use a private water system, do not use water from the lake for drinking, cooking and bathing. 

Boiling the water or using home water treatment devices will NOT destroy the toxins.

Do not swim or do other water activities that could increase the risk of getting the toxins on your skin or in your mouth.

Some toxins build up in the tissues of fish and shellfish, particularly in the guts and other organs. 

We do not know if the toxins in fish are a concern. 

It depends on how much you eat and how severe the bloom is. 

Be careful if you eat fish caught in water where blooms occur. 

Do not eat the liver, kidneys and other organs of fish caught.

Do not cut the organs when filleting.