This photo shows blue green algae near the shoreline of a cottage in Lake Ogden, which is part of the Carleton lakes system.
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| An Assessment of the Sources and Magnitudes
of Nutrient Inputs Responsible for Degradation of Water
Quality in Seven Lakes Located Within the Carleton River
Watershed Area of Digby and Yarmouth Counties, Nova Scotia |
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| Most of the phosphorus was present in the
dissolved inorganic form which is not typically found in
high concentrations in aquatic ecosystems because of its
rapid assimilation by aquatic plants. This suggests that the
major source of phosphorus is most likely to be a result of
mink farm operations that utilize superphosphate, a
substance used to increase the shelf life of mink feed and
to reduce the occurrence of kidney stones in mink livestock. |
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| LINKS: Related topics R=Recreational
E=Environmental |
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| 1. Small mouth pass report Ogden, Parr and
Pete's Lake 2008 PDF
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| 2. A Water Quality Survey of Ten Lakes in the Carleton River .. | E |
| 3. Traveling Luck for Ogden Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada | R |
| 4. Map of Lake http://novascotia.ca/fish/documents/lake-inventory-maps/4-Y-ogden-C.pdf |
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| News Media: |
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| 1. Province told to take action on lakes
issue
This photo shows blue green algae near the shoreline of a cottage in Lake Ogden, which is part of the Carleton lakes system. http://www.thevanguard.ca/Living/2011-04-26/article-2455246/Province-told-to-take-action-on-lakes-issue/1 |
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