When talking about the power of one, some area scientists believe individual property owners can definitely make a difference in the quality of White Lake.
“I think, in the past, people have believed there was nothing they could do,” said Luttenton. “Thinking it was somebody else at fault, like industry and carcinogens released into the water. We’ve gotten a lot of those issues under control now. One way to help stop the growth of macrophytes is to stop using phosphorus in fertilizer. People have a much bigger role than we initially anticipated.”
Muskegon County has implemented a county wide ban of phosphorous in fertilizer, taking effect Jan. 1, 2007.
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Posted by Dave at September 6, 2006 07:53 AM