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Originally Posted by John Mercier
The solution isn't to expend more money. Nor does having extra finances mean that you are creating more of the problem than someone else.
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Canada's government has given Manitoba 27 years to clean up the world's most blue-green
lake. The cost will be in the billions of Canadian dollars.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manit...2013-1.1326764
Cyanobacterial toxins are mainly released from the blue-green algae when the cells of the bacteria break open or die. Their destruction can be caused by cooler weather, rainfall and windy conditions.
Some of the toxins can attack the liver or the nervous system, while some will only irritate the skin.
"Failing to clean up after pets and activities along a shore, such as
when homeowners chop down trees and then fertilize grass or flowers they've planted, can be harmful as well.
Trying to control a nutrient problem is more complicated than you might think, Schindler says.
'If you let a lake get too far, I'd say it's equivalent to trying to get toothpaste back into a tube.'"
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/how-...akes-1.1326761
1) Also found was that nitrogen isn't the culprit that phosphorus
is.
2) After 67 years, I've now been surrounded by cottages with deep-green lawns. (Including one "residence" that can accommodate five families).
3) Detecting sequestered phosphorus in knee-deep water can't be difficult. Perhaps an ambitious high-schooler can provide a "kitchen compound" that will precipitate phosphorus out of a lakewater sample?
4) This forum was paying attention in 2017:
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink/top...ink_source=app
5) Anyone got peripheral neuropathy (beside# me?)
