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Published July 30, 2010, 09:44 PM

Decaying algae odor in the air

Dreaded lake smell could be prevalent this weekend
WORTHINGTON — Here comes that odor again — the acrid, pungent smell akin to rotten eggs. It’s hanging in the air just down the shore from Sailboard Beach, but if conditions are ripe — perhaps with the high temperature and lack of wind forecast for this weekend — people will likely smell the effects of decaying blue-green algae all around the lake.

By: Julie Buntjer, Worthington Daily Globe

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