{"id":2159,"date":"2026-06-16T22:38:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T22:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=2159"},"modified":"2026-06-16T22:38:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T22:38:49","slug":"crews-battle-algae-bloom-in-washingtons-newly-repainted-reflecting-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=2159","title":{"rendered":"Crews battle algae bloom in Washington’s newly repainted Reflecting Pool"},"content":{"rendered":"
June 16 (Reuters) – Work crews poured hydrogen peroxide into the newly repainted Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Tuesday to combat an algae \u200bbloom, a little over a week after it was repainted \u200cas part of President Donald Trump’s campaign to revamp some of Washington’s major monuments.<\/div>
National Park Service workers were seen emptying jugs labeled “12% hydrogen peroxide” into the visibly green water \u200bof the nearly century-old basin that stretches between the Lincoln \u200bMemorial and the Washington Monument on the National Mall.<\/div>
A spokesperson \u2060for the Interior Department said the pool is being treated with “high-tech nanobubble \u200bozone technology” that kills algae, pathogens including E. coli, and other contaminants. \u200bThe department said hydrogen peroxide is also being used, saying it’s “a milder treatment than chlorine” that is used in spas and natural swimming pools.<\/div>
Christopher Gobler, a professor \u200bat Stony Brook University in New York who has studied harmful algal \u200bblooms for more than 30 years, said hydrogen peroxide is a common short-term treatment \u200cfor \u2060algae that is not likely to have major health effects on the ducks and geese that frequent the pool.<\/div>
“It’s most harmful to animals that are 100% in the water,” Gobler said, adding the chemical can create \u200blow oxygen conditions \u200bthat can be \u2060lethal to fish.<\/div>
It might not be a long-term fix, though, he warned.<\/div>
“There’s always going to be a rebound \u200bof the algae,” Gobler added. “Hopefully it works as a \u200bquick \u2060fix, but these algae do tend to rebound.”<\/div>
The reflecting pool was refilled with water starting on June 5 as part of a renovation project directed \u2060by \u200bTrump that involved draining, cleaning and resurfacing \u200bit. The bottom of the pool was repainted in a color Trump calls “American flag blue.”<\/div>