• doubtingtammy@lemmy.mlEnglish
    38·
    8 hours ago

    Im surprised they aren’t just pumping it full of copper. It’s blue, it kills algae, and the president doesnt need to follow EPA regs on pesticides.

    Sure, the outflow would lead to oxygen depletion and a fishkill in the potamac, but thats for the woke to cry about

      • doubtingtammy@lemmy.mlEnglish
        13·
        4 hours ago

        peroxide is toxic to all life at high concentrations. But all life has enzymes to deal with it, and it decomposes to water and oxygen. Weak shit. Algae laughs at the pathetic attempt at control. Copper-based pesticides on the other hand are no joke to algae (and it eventually ends up in the sediment, persisting in the environment forever).

        • mar_k [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
          4·
          1 hour ago

          That’d make it more light turquoise blue color tho right? Trump wanted it “American flag blue”

          Atp they should just fill it with some industrial petroleum dye that’ll mutate the ducks

          • doubtingtammy@lemmy.mlEnglish
            3·
            36 minutes ago

            I cant find pics, but copper pesticides are a deep blue color (because of the oxidation state of the copper). At least thats how it looks when you mix it before applying. You never use enough to actually color the body of water, and you’re right it probably turns more greenish after being applied.

            fill it with some industrial petroleum dye that’ll mutate the ducks

            Methylene blue lets gooooo! Put me in the situation room ill find a solution to this