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Florida's Blue-Green Algae Task Force One Step Closer to Finalizing Recommendations


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Florida’s Blue-green Algae Task Force met for the sixth time on Monday. Its five members are charged with finding ways to reduce nutrient pollution that fuels toxic cyanobacteria blooms , and determine how best to allocate resources to speed up nutrient reductions in Lake Okeechobee and the downstream estuaries. Nutrients polluting Florida’s water bodies are widely recognized as the main driver of harmful algal blooms. The task force has identified the primary sources as agricultural operations,
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