Algae Bloom on Lake Taihu (IMAGE)

Desert Research Institute

Algae Bloom on Lake Taihu

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For more than two decades Lake Taihu has been stricken with toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacterium) blooms that have jeopardized the drinking water supply of more than 20 million people.

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Desert Research Institute

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