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The seaweed, which smells like rotten eggs once it starts to decay on shore, is already washing up on parts of Miami Beach.
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Isabella Jackson's insight:
This is an increasing issue in parts of Mexico as well and will affect tourism in florida because they will be needing to constantly clean the algae off the beaches. This particular type of algae is also toxic to humans due to the high levels of arsenic, cadmium and other heavy metals, so there is no safe way to dispose of the algae.
chris Kha's comment,
February 15, 2:43 AM
H2S is no joke. Being heavier than air, it can put operators at risk, so no to landfills. A possible solution would be to grind it up and dump it back in the ocean, where it came from. Maybe even have such a facility or process being run on big boats. Sargasso masses could be trouble for unsuspecting boats.
Reese Ventura's comment,
February 15, 10:27 PM
This is an interesting article and will definitely affect tourism on Florida's beaches. I also imagine the smell will be very annoying for residents that live on the beach. However the article mentioned that it was not very harmful so is it a problem that should be taken very seriously?
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