California's Air Pollution Causing Tahoe's Algae Problem

Automobile emissions from Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay may be causing the explosion of algae growth in Lake Tahoe.

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November 18, 2000, 12:00 PM PST

By Christian Madera @http://www.twitter.com/cpmadera

"Air pollution blowing east from Sacramento and San Francisco may have greater impact on Lake Tahoe's ecological problems than previously thought, according to scientists at the Desert Research Institute. Since 1997, DRI has collected air samples at four sites ringing the lake. Researchers are testing for the presence of gaseous nitrogen compounds, byproducts of auto emissions they suspect may play an important role in fueling the algae growth stealing Lake Tahoe's famed clarity."

Thanks to Christian Peralta

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