アメリカ、ワシントン州のタコマという町で、池の藻処理によって魚が大量死していることが発見されました。
原因は現在も調査中のようですが、どうやら薬品処理が行われた事は間違いなさそうです。
本来、魚や湖を大量の藻から救うために行われてた処理によって、魚の大量死が確認され、ある人は「魚が藻によって被害を受けていたこのにも、ここまでの大量死は見た事がない」と言う自体となっています。
Tacoma fish dead after lake is treated for algae
TACOMA, Wash. - It was supposed to be a project to help protect fish in a popular Pierce County lake. Instead, it appears to have killed hundreds of fish and cost taxpayers close to $100,000.
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The carcasses litter the water's of Tacoma's Lake Wapato.
The fish kill was discovered Saturday, just one day after Minnesota based TeeMark Corporation treated the lake to stop algae blooms that can be toxic to fish - a move that appears to have backfired.
Jim and Alison Hoffman have been coming to the lake for 40 years and have never seen anything like this.
"The evidence lines up that it was the chemicals," said Jim.
"Because it happened after they were put in on Friday," said Alison.
"We haven't seen any dead fish in here from the algae," said Jim.
KING
Parks commissioners are advising people to stay out of the water until tests on the fish and water can be conducted.
Metro Parks Tacoma paid TeeMark $98,000 to treat the lake, And while it is still unclear whether the treatment itself killed the fish, metro parks commissioners says it's hard to believe that isn't the cause.
"We're going back to the people who guided us through this process, and the people who applied and have both of them rectify what the problem is," said Larry Dahl, Metro Parks Tacoma Commissioner
Strangely, signs posted along the lake informing the public of the treatment say there are no swimming restrictions or advisories when using the product.
Something many here find hard to believe.
"It's amazing to me that they will put up signs saying there are no restrictions of going in the water -- yet they said it was safe for the fish and the fish are all dying. And who knows what's going to happen in the next couple days," said Sandy Mitchell.
Parks commissioners are advising people to stay out of the water until tests on the fish and water can be conducted.
原因は現在も調査中のようですが、どうやら薬品処理が行われた事は間違いなさそうです。
本来、魚や湖を大量の藻から救うために行われてた処理によって、魚の大量死が確認され、ある人は「魚が藻によって被害を受けていたこのにも、ここまでの大量死は見た事がない」と言う自体となっています。
Tacoma fish dead after lake is treated for algae
TACOMA, Wash. - It was supposed to be a project to help protect fish in a popular Pierce County lake. Instead, it appears to have killed hundreds of fish and cost taxpayers close to $100,000.
Video: Tacoma fish dying after lake is treated for algae
Larger screenE-mail this clip
The carcasses litter the water's of Tacoma's Lake Wapato.
The fish kill was discovered Saturday, just one day after Minnesota based TeeMark Corporation treated the lake to stop algae blooms that can be toxic to fish - a move that appears to have backfired.
Jim and Alison Hoffman have been coming to the lake for 40 years and have never seen anything like this.
"The evidence lines up that it was the chemicals," said Jim.
"Because it happened after they were put in on Friday," said Alison.
"We haven't seen any dead fish in here from the algae," said Jim.
KING
Parks commissioners are advising people to stay out of the water until tests on the fish and water can be conducted.
Metro Parks Tacoma paid TeeMark $98,000 to treat the lake, And while it is still unclear whether the treatment itself killed the fish, metro parks commissioners says it's hard to believe that isn't the cause.
"We're going back to the people who guided us through this process, and the people who applied and have both of them rectify what the problem is," said Larry Dahl, Metro Parks Tacoma Commissioner
Strangely, signs posted along the lake informing the public of the treatment say there are no swimming restrictions or advisories when using the product.
Something many here find hard to believe.
"It's amazing to me that they will put up signs saying there are no restrictions of going in the water -- yet they said it was safe for the fish and the fish are all dying. And who knows what's going to happen in the next couple days," said Sandy Mitchell.
Parks commissioners are advising people to stay out of the water until tests on the fish and water can be conducted.