Cottagers look to clay remedy for blue-green algae

Waiting on provincial approval after 10 years of lake water looking 'like green paint'

The perennial problem of blue-green algae is popping up again in some northern Ontario lakes this summer. And many waterfront property owners have their eyes on a bay of Lake Huron where a possible solution is in the works.

Roughly 10 years of blue-green algae blooms and warnings about drinking, swimming or boating in the water have prompted cottagers on Sturgeon Bay near Pointe Au Baril to look for a fix.

... The concerned residents found Phoslock — clay infused with chemicals that would be dumped into the bay to neutralize phosphorus, one of the causes of the algae. The province has yet to okay the idea, however.

...So far, despite a hot summer, the number of blooms in Ontario is about the same as this time last year, ....

CBC News - www.cbc.ca

03 Aug 2012

Location: Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada 

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