BOSTON - People and their pets are advised to stay away from the water along a portion of the Charles River between Boston and Cambridge because of a toxic algae bloom. The area between the Charles River Dam and the Longfellow Bridge is currently experiencing a harmful cyanobacterial bloom,

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health posted an advisory for the area of the river between the Longfellow Bridge and the Cambridge Dam due to a bloom of cyanobacteria. Cyanobacteria is a blue-green algae that can release cyanotoxins,

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has confirmed a cyanobacteria bloom at Longfellow Bridge’s downstream of the Charles River. This the first major bloom in four years and is being considered a public health advisory.

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