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Greenwood Lake Commission Discusses Options for Aquatic Plant Maintenance
With the weed-harvesting season coming to an abrupt end, the GLC again vowed to investigate the trio of conventional weed remedies; harvesting, in effect mowing the weeds as they grow, using herbicides to kill the plants and aeration, a method that employs pumping oxygen into the water to help kill the weeds.
Phosphorous is identified in several studies as the predominant nutrient fertilizing weed growth in Greenwood Lake. Phosphorous comes from the natural decay of plant matter and is also contained in sewage treatment plant effluent.
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