Mississippi Bans Swimming at All Gulf Beaches Because of Blue-Green Algae Bloom
At a Glance The harmful cyanobacteria have been detected at all 21 Mississippi beaches.Visitors have been warned to avoid contact with the water.The blooms can cause health issues in humans. All of Mississippi's 21 Gulf Coast beaches have been closed to swimming because of an expanding toxic blue-green algae bloom. The final two beaches that had remained open to swimming, Pascagoula Beach West and Pascagoula Beach East, , the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality announced. Visitors can still use the...