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Posted Wed Sep 10 2008: from Great Falls Connection: Lake Marmota Reaches "Tipping Point" http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1221075761 [Amy Stephan] said she could tell a number of neighbors and upstream homeowners had taken advantage of beautiful weather one weekend earlier in the season and had fertilized their lawns, because by Thursday, there were four inches of algae on the pond. When it dies, she said, the algae can create dead zones lacking oxygen and also smother life on the floor of the lake. The bacteria that feed on dead algae can use up all the oxygen in the water where they are present. [Read more stories about: tipping point, algal bloom, fertilizer runoff] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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