Trials carried out in Hickling Broad have shown that at controlled concentrations hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is deadly to Prymnesium parvum, the golden algae.
The discovery follows research led by a team of scientists at the John Innes Centre and the University of East Anglia, aimed at finding a cost-effective solution to a persistent problem that threatens the £100m angling economy of the Broads.
For more information see
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-08/jic-ada082317.php &
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-41016075
BASG would like to thank a wide team from both JIC and UEA, on what has been a challenging issue and driven forward by our man John Currie over many years of campaigning.
