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Scientists Solve Riddle of Toxic Algae Blooms

Posted by timothy on from the bet-that-lake's-no-longer-pristine dept.

An anonymous reader writes with an excerpt from the Victoria Times Colonist: "After a remarkable 37-year experiment, University of Alberta scientist David Schindler and his colleagues have finally nailed down the chemical triggers for a problem that plagues thousands of freshwater and coastal ecosystems around the world." Punchline: "Phosphorus."

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  1. Re:Irony! by Atari400 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's not irony, it's phosphorousy!

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  2. What?!? by PRMan · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It took 37 years to figure out that fertilizer helps plants grow?

    The plants, they won't grow...

    I'm no scientist...but have you tried, water?

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