USEPA collaborated on a project conducted by scientists at the North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine. Scientist used data to summarize: ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center Harmful Blue-green Algae Calls - United States and Canada during 2010 - 2022. This analysis resulted in the report: Geographic Variability, Seasonality, and Increase in ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center Harmful Blue-green Algae Calls - United States and Canada, 2010 - 2022. Data characteristics include: day of animal poisoning report; state of call origination; and species.

Key words include: blue-green algae; poisoning; animal.

Data are owned by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Poison Control Center. Data are available from Nicole Martin at: Nicole.Martin@aspca.org. This dataset is not publicly accessible because: EPA cannot release personally identifiable information regarding living individuals, according to the Privacy Act and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This dataset contains information about human research subjects. Because there is potential to identify individual participants and disclose personal information, either alone or in combination with other datasets, individual level data are not appropriate to post for public access. Restricted access may be granted to authorized persons by contacting the party listed. It can be accessed through the following means: Data are owned by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Poison Control Center. Data are available from Nicole Martin at: Nicole.Martin@aspca.org. Format: Names and addresses.

This dataset is associated with the following publication: Bloch, R., E. Hilborn, G. Faulkner, T. Wismer, N. Martin, and S. Rhea. Geographic Variability, Seasonality, and Increase in ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center Harmful Blue-Green Algae Calls—United States and Canada, 2010–2022. Toxins. MDPI, Basel, SWITZERLAND, 15(8): 505, (2023).