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Lacamas Lake is Dangerous- AGAIN

  • Writer: Leslie Lewallen
    Leslie Lewallen
  • Aug 13, 2021
  • 1 min read

As reported by Marie Callerame:


Superhigh Toxin Level in Lacamas Lake - the Bay By the Dock.


WA State Department of Ecology's website just populated this morning with a sample collected 8/9. The result for microcystin is higher than it has EVER been recorded in our lakes - 3x higher than the highest reading! It measured as 261 µg/L. This over 40 times this state's guideline of 6 µg/L, well over dog-kill level.


It is believed that Clark County Health took their sample in the bay area N/W of the public boat dock, where there is visible algae scum on the water. I circled that area in red on the attached map.


Microcystin is a liver toxin. Symptoms include rash, hives, or skin blisters (skin contact); stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, severe headaches, and fever (ingesting); and runny eyes and nose, cough, and sore throat, chest pain, asthma-like symptoms, or allergic reactions (inhalation of particles).


Please be safe and if you were in the area, please take any symptoms seriously.


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