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Photo Story: Algae bloom in Hungary

cde.news desk 12 September 2019, 10:22 · 1 min read

epaselect epa07836052 Freshwater algae proliferate in the southern tip of Lake Balaton at the mouth of the Zala river near Fenekpuszta, southwestern Hungary, 11 September 2019. Researchers suspect that phosphorus escaped from the lakebed sediment could be responsible for this relatively rare phenomenon, which started in late August. EPA-EFE/Gyorgy Varga HUNGARY OUT

Freshwater algae proliferate in the southern tip of Lake Balaton at the mouth of the Zala river near Fenekpuszta, southwestern Hungary.

Researchers suspect that phosphorus escaped from the lakebed sediment could be responsible for this relatively rare phenomenon, which started in late August.

Photo: EPA-EFE/Gyorgy Varga

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Topics Fenekpuszta Gyorgy Varga Hungary Lake Balaton

Photo Story: Algae bloom in Hungary

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