1991 Darling River cyanobacterial bloom
The 1991 Darling River cyanobacterial bloom is the largest algal bloom on record, of the Barwon-Darling River in New South Wales, Australia. Parts of the river were sprayed with a Copper based algaecide using a crop duster.
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