Practical Methods for Control of Algae and Water Weeds

Abstract

EVERY YEAR, increasing energy is being directed toward the control of excessive growths of algae and water weeds.Specific reasons for control vary, but in each case aquatic nuisance control is an attempt to protect or restore water uses that are considered valuable locally.Algae and water weeds are not necessarily bad, not always a nuisance.They have an im- portant place in the biological world in which we live.As normal year-round inhabitants of water, they help to determine its fertility, its ability to produce fish, support waterfowl and fur animals, and cleanse itself of pollution.From a historical viewpoint, algae and water weeds may signify a stage of developmental