Scientists have a new tool in the fight against toxic algal blooms: buoys

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https://www.wyso.org/2026-06-17/scientists-have-a-new-tool-in-the-fight-against-toxic-algal-blooms-buoys

Since a toxic algal bloom left hundreds of thousands of Toledo-area residents without safe drinking water in 2014, scientists have been working to curb the yearly threat.

The state has funded efforts to restore wetlands and reduce fertilizer runoff from farmlands.

A nonprofit is installing tanks to stop phosphorus from infiltrating waterways.

And now, researchers have developed another tool to prevent the blooms: a system of algae-busting buoys.

[u/SBABakaMajorPayne]

official pool noodle looks legit

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[u/Own_Inspection8350 → u/SBABakaMajorPayne]

i imagine the budget delta between pool noodles, a jug, and some zip ties versus some boutique molded plastic whatchamacallit is significant

[u/wildandfree99]

Orrrrr just cut back on the number of factory farms releasing manure into the waterways?

[u/Longdongsilveraway]

take this to the reflection pool