Vic: Blue-green algae warning for Murray River
MELBOURNE, Jan 10 AAP - A blue-green algae warning has been posted for the Murray Riverbetween Mildura and Robinvale, in north-western Victoria.
The Sunraysia regional algae monitoring committee posted the alert because blue-greenalgae in the river between the two towns was building up to harmful levels.
"Blue-green algae numbers are approaching levels where they may cause skin and eyeirritations after contact and gastroenteritis if untreated water is consumed," committeechair Ian Matheson said in a statement.
He said algae levels remained low in the Lower Darling River, which …
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