John Holmes
Toxic blooms and invasive clams are forcing a rethink on the Waikato River
https://theconversation.com/toxic-blooms-and-invasive-clams-are-forcing-a-rethink-on-the-waikato-river-279560
Toxic blooms and invasive clams are forcing a rethink on the Waikato River

Two million people drink water from the Waikato. But the river is degrading as pollution and invasive clams spread faster than monitoring protocols can detect.

The Conversation
Apr 1 at 10:21pmWeb
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@jhaue

Trouble in river city with a capital T ...

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RE: https://mastodon.social/@gusseting/116339839570099878

@jhaue @nickofnz is your toxic algal bloom in NZ a #toomanycows issue? #NZPol
No one in Australia is really addressing it, but given that Australia uses around 5 tonne of fertilizer a year which has to run off somewhere...guessing that South Australian algae might have some fossil fuelled fertiliser assistance in getting going...

Meanwhile: