LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The state of Nebraska has issued a health alert for Harmful Algal Blooms, also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Bluestem Lake in Lancaster County.

Cub Creek Lake in Jefferson County will remain on health alert this week after being on alert last week.

Samples taken earlier this week at the lakes on alert measure above the threshold of eight parts per billion of total microcystin, which is a toxin released by certain strains of blue-green algae.

When a health alert is issued, signs are posted to advise the public to use caution, and designated swimming beaches are closed during the alert. Recreational boating and fishing are permitted, but the public is advised to use caution and avoid exposure to the water, particularly by avoiding any activity that could lead

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