What looks like a lime-green sheet of paper is actually a mat of algae. Harmful algal blooms, like this one in West Falmouth Harbor, Mass., can occur in coastal waters as a result of excess nutrients from septic systems, nearby sewage treatment plants and agricultural runoff.
(Photo by Tom Kleindinst, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
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