If trials in the Canning River prove a success, the team plans further tests in other famous water bodies in Australia's great cities which are similarly afflicted by toxic blooms. |
The most important thing is to understand how each river or lake system functions, how and when the nutrients enter it, how they are released from the sediment, and the conditions that trigger algae blooms. |
We know this technique works in the test tube, in a fish tank and a large tank. This is the big test to see if it works in a real river. |