glampringthefoehamme t1_jadkekh wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:48 PM Reply to comment by Kingreaper in ELI5: Why is it that when fertilizers make their way into waterways, all the oxygen disappears, killing the fish? by Psychological-Dog994 Can we use the algae as fertilizer? As in, direct ask runoff to large ponds with non-harmful algae, allow it to absorb the leftover nutrients, harvest abs dry the algae, and then use it as fertilizer later? Permalink Parent 1
glampringthefoehamme t1_jadkekh wrote
Reply to comment by Kingreaper in ELI5: Why is it that when fertilizers make their way into waterways, all the oxygen disappears, killing the fish? by Psychological-Dog994
Can we use the algae as fertilizer? As in, direct ask runoff to large ponds with non-harmful algae, allow it to absorb the leftover nutrients, harvest abs dry the algae, and then use it as fertilizer later?