Did Ja Know?
June 2002
by Sea Grant Staff
One kilogram of phosphorus can result in the formation of 500 kilograms (wet weight) of living algae in a lake.
Source: J. R. Vallentyne, The Algal Bowl -- A Faustian View of Eutrophication, (1973) Federation Proceedings, Vol. 32 (7), pp. 1754-1757.
