«It has long been thought that the algal blooms found in Lake Okeechobee, which are
caused by pollution such as runoffs from farms, were solely responsible for driving the blooms and their toxins in the St. Lucie Estuary,» said Brian E. Lapointe, Ph.D.,
lead author of the study and a research professor at FAU Harbor Branch, who recently presented these findings at the
ninth U.S. National Harmful Algal Bloom Conference.