Beau Street Hoard Beau Street Hoard The Beau Street Hoard, found in Bath, Somerset, is the fifth-largest hoard ever found in Britain and the largest ever discovered in a British Roman town. It consists of an estimated 17,500 silver Roman coins dating from between 32 BC and 274 AD. The hoard was found on Beau Street about from the town's Roman Baths, built when Bath was a Roman colony known as "Aquae Sulis." It was discovered in 2008 by archaeologists from Cotswold Archaeology on the site of what is to be a new pool for the Gainsborough Hotel and Thermal Spa. The Grade
Aphanizomenon flos-aquae toxic chemicals released when cells die. Once released (lysed), and ingested, these toxins can damage liver and nerve tissues in mammals. In areas where water quality is not closely monitored, the World Health Organization has assessed toxic algae as a health risk, citing the production of anatoxin-a, saxitoxins, and cylindrospermopsin. Dogs have been reported to have become ill or have fatal reactions after swimming in rivers and lakes containing toxic "A. flos-aquae". Microcystin toxin has been found in all 16 samples of "A. flos-aquae" products sold as food supplements in Germany and Switzerland, originating from Lake Klamath: 10 of 16