
Frédéric Chouinard - Le Saint Armand - juin/juillet 2018
Translated by Werner Wintels - Les Amis du Pinacle
A swim in a local lake or river is one of summer's greatest pleasures. It's important though to take safety precautions to avoid health problems. Activities that bring you in contact with water (swimming, kayaking, water skiing, sailboarding, etc.) are NOT recommended when:
- there are signs of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) in the water, for example, when a dense foam or blue-green color appears, you could be at risk of contacting or ingesting the associated cyanotoxins;
- the water is full of sediments and not clear (for example after an intense rain) in order to prevent ingesting fecal coliform bacteria (E. Coli).