CSIRO researchers in Australia think that the toxic algal blooms that are
adversely affecting lakes and rivers worldwide could be wiped out by dousing
them with a fine spray of special clay, called Phoslock
(New Scientist, 15 January, p 16).
I put the idea to Chris Mullin, the junior minister for
environment, transport and the regions, as his ministerial brief includes
countryside and water. I asked him whether his department was hoping to learn
something from this research.
Mullin replied that the Freshwater Biological Association, Windermere, had
suggested that this might be an opportunity for some collaboration with CSIRO.…
