Algal bloom hits Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as scientists uncover iron-peroxide die-off mechanism

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The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. experienced an algal bloom shortly after being repainted, turning the water green. Meanwhile, researchers published a study in Science revealing that mass algal die-offs can be triggered by a chemical interaction between iron and hydrogen peroxide, which produces reactive molecules that burst cell membranes through a process called ferroptosis, cascading killer molecules through the population.

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