Thursday, the Department of Health and Human Services lifted harmful algal bloom advisories in Humboldt County and recapped the year’s toxic growths — with eight recorded HAB incidents between late July and Mid-September in waters people swim and play in. This year’s blooms are believed to have caused one dog’s death and one possible human illness. … Health advisories this summer at Big Lagoon (the only water body routinely monitored for harmful toxins via the Big Lagoon Rancheria) were issued after water was found with concentrations exceeding state safety standards at three separate locations on July 22.

Other algal bloom news:

• Redheaded Blackbelt (Susanville, Calif.): Humboldt’s algal bloom season fades out with cooler weather