More on Dr. Ellen Preece's Work with Microcystins

For decades, Washington state health officials have warned that swimming in or drinking from lakes containing high levels of microcystins is dangerous, but little is known about the effects of eating fish from waters contaminated with the liver-damaging toxins.  As the warming effects of climate change and runoff from farms and industrial projects contribute to rising levels of microcystins in lakes across the Northwest, scientists in the School of the Environment (SoE) launched the first-ever study to assess whether Washington freshwater fish are accumulating enough microcystins to be hazardous for human consumption.  For more information on Ellen's ground breaking research:

https://connect.cas.wsu.edu/april-2016/freshwater-fish-consumption-limits/