Untreated industrial waste, sewage, and chemical runoff severely contaminated this NYS lake, causing it to become one of the most polluted in the United States.
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Last summer several lakes in New York were essentially shut down due to dangerous algae blooms that developed on local lakes and a few beloved pets died after swimming in infected lakes.