The Associated Press: China removes algae from Olympic sailing venue
The AP reports that Qingdao, the Olympic Sailing Venue has been infested by a massive bloom of algae. and that Xinhua News Agency said “some 400 boats and 3,000 people have been mobilized to clean it up”
Chinese news photos showed the bright-green bloom along the shores of downtown Qingdao. Other images showed workers loading the algae onto boats as windsurfers sailed in the background. The photos also showed people wading in the water and scooping up armfuls of the plant-like organism and putting it into white sacks.
Some algae can produce dangerous toxins and if ingested can cause vomiting, respiratory failure and, on rare occasions, death. -AP
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