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Special article – Blue-green algae (Australian Bureau of Statistics)

A general coverage of blue-green algae (cyanobacteria). Explains what they are, how they affect our health and methods of control.
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/1D16A81422E9F1AECA2569DE00267E43?Open

Algal blooms (Water and Rivers Commission, Western Australia)

Presents general information, public health concerns and ecological problems associated with algal blooms (eg, 'What are algae?', 'Health warning' and 'The role of algae in waterways').
http://portal.environment.wa.gov.au/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/DOE_ADMIN/FACT_ SHEET_REPOSITORY/TAB1144238/WRCWF06.PDF

CSIROnline Australia

• Algal blooms
  An information sheet covering topics such as 'What causes an algal bloom?' and 'Different kinds of algal blooms and their effects'.
  http://www.csiro.au/index.asp?type=faq&id=AlgalBlooms

• Phoslock: Mopping up algal blooms
  Describes a product that removes soluble phosphorus from water sources.
  http://www.clw.csiro.au/new/2006/phoslock.html

NSW algal information (New South Wales Department of Natural Resources, Australia)

Provides a map of locations experiencing algal blooms and other information about algal blooms.
http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/algal.shtml

Waterwatch (Waterwatch Victoria, Australia)

Waterwatch is a national volunteer water quality monitoring program. This site is divided into a number of sections including 'Water fun', which has an interactive habitat survey; and 'For the teacher', which contains manuals on water quality monitoring.
http://www.vic.waterwatch.org.au/

Managing Australia's inland waters (Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and Tourism, Australia)

This paper was prepared for the Prime Minister's Science and Engineering Council's meeting on 13 September 1996. The executive summary presents an overview of the paper. The chapter on agricultural chemicals and algal toxins (17 pages long) is particularly relevant to toxic algal blooms.
http://www.dest.gov.au/archive/Science/pmsec/14meet/inwater/index.html

The toxic cyanobacteria home page (Purdue University, USA)

Covers different types of cyanobacteria and the kinds of toxins they produce.
http://www-cyanosite.bio.purdue.edu/cyanotox/cyanotox.html

Blue green algae: A guide (CRC for Water Quality and Treatment)

A helpful fact sheet about blue green algal blooms.
http://www.waterquality.crc.org.au/dwfacts/dwfact_algae.pdf

Waterwatch Australia (Natural Heritage Trust)

The 'Waterwatch library' has a number of publications, including Preparing a Waterwatch action plan and Starting a Waterwatch group.
http://www.waterwatch.org.au