Lake Restoration: Medical Lake, Washington
- 1 August 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Freshwater Ecology
- Vol. 1 (2) , 155-165
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02705060.1981.9664027
Abstract
For several decades the thick algal scums and offensive odors of Medical Lake have limited its use. High P levels, resulting from internal cycling of the nutrient, were responsible for the excessive algal growth. Disruption of the cycle was achieved by whole-lake applications of aluminum sulfate. The treatment significantly reduced P levels, eliminated nuisance blooms and enhanced water clarity.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Effect of aluminium speciation on fish in dilute acidified watersNature, 1980
- Recent limnological changes in southern Kootenay Lake, British ColumbiaCanadian Journal of Zoology, 1976