Tourist: “I didn’t know there were swans in the reflecting pool.”
Park ranger: “Those were mallard ducks that landed in the hydrogen peroxide.”
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“The Interior Department, which oversees the Park Service and contracted for the work, said in a statement that it is treating the pool with hydrogen peroxide and using “high-tech nanobubble ozone technology” to effectively cut off the algae’s food supply.“
They’re gonna bleach the ducks!🦆🦆🦆😱
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"Days after the completion of a $14 million renovation, the water in the Lincoln Memorial’s Reflecting Pool had more algae in it than at any recorded point in the month of June for at least five years, according to a specialized analysis of satellite data" www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
An analysis of satellite imagery of the Lincoln Memorial shows algae levels spiked days after a $14 million renovation was completed.
