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2. Swimming pool sanitation - Wikipedia

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   An electrically operated water pump is the prime motivator in recirculating the water from the pool. Water is forced through a filter and then returned to the pool. Using a water pump by itself is often not sufficient to completely sanitize a pool. Commercial and public pool pumps usually run 24 hours a day for the entire operating season of ...

3. Algaecide - Wikipedia

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   Barley straw, in England, is placed in mesh bags and floated in fish ponds or water gardens to help reduce algal growth without harming pond plants and animals. Barley straw has not been approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use as a pesticide and its effectiveness as an algaecide in ponds has produced mixed results during university testing in the United ...

4. Klamath Lake AFA - Wikipedia

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   Klamath Lake AFA, also called Klamath Lake Blue Green Algae and Klamath AFA (Aphanizomenon flos-aquae MDT14a), is a strain of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae. Small amounts of this cyanobacteria can be found in bodies of water worldwide, [ 1 ] but it is notable for growing prolifically in Upper Klamath Lake , Oregon .

5. Microcystin - Wikipedia

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   Blue-Green Algae (Cyanobacteria) and their Toxins (Health Canada) Toxic cyanobacteria in water: A guide to their public health consequences, monitoring, and management (WHO) Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins: Information for Drinking Water Systems (EPA) Cyanobacteria Are Far From Just Toledo's Problem By Carl Zimmer, Aug. 7, 2014(The New York Times)

6. Pink algae - Wikipedia

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   Pink algae is a growth of pink, slimey bacterial matter which can sometimes occur in pools and laboratory equipment. The name is a misnomer, because pink algae is not a true algae but is actually caused by a bacterium in the genus Methylobacterium. The color of the bacterial growth comes from pigments within its cells.

7. Call for water rates to be considered by Stormont to help ...

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   It comes as the Stormont Executive works to halt an environmental crisis at Lough Neagh where noxious blooms of blue-green algae have covered the surface of the water across the past two summers.