Scientists Can't Explain Algae Outbreak

October 6th, 2007 By JOHN FLESHER, Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- When runaway algae killed fish and fouled beaches in the Great Lakes region decades ago, governments ordered cutbacks of phosphorus - a key algae nutrient - from laundry detergents and sewage treatment plants.

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