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A huge toxic algae bloom in Utah has closed one of the largest freshwater lakes west of the Mississippi River. According to CBS News, the mess has sickened more than 100 people and has left farmers scrambling for clean water during some of the hottest days of the year. The bacteria, commonly known as blue-green algae, has spread rapidly to cover almost all of 150-square-mile Utah Lake. It's turned the water bright, anti-freeze green with a pea soup texture and leaving scummy, stinking foam along the shore. Utah Lake doesn't provide drinking water, but its closure is causing serious problems for people who use the lake for swimming, fishing and other activities--and for farmers. Utah Poison Control says it has fielded hundreds of calls related to the bloom, including roughly 130 involving people who have reported vomiting, diarrhea, headache, and rashes. The contamination has now spread to the nearby Jordan River. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/toxic-algae-bloom-swarms-utah-lake-sickens-100/ http://www.wochit.com This video was produced by YT Wochit News using http://wochit.com