Debating Baltic Sea eutrophication
CCB • September 8, 2015
In a joint reply to a debate article published in Svenska Dagbladet 27/8 a group of scientists and experts, including Coalition Clean Baltic´s member organization WWF Sweden, argue that sea-based measurements against eutrophication in the Baltic Sea should not be seen as a “miracle remedy” for the Baltic Sea and it is not a satisfactory alternative to today’s land-based measurements.
Algal blooms of the coast of Öland. Photo: Kustbevakningen/TT
Click on this link: Debate on Baltic Sea Eutrophication to read a translated version of the debate article “New knowledge about eutrophication is being ignored” and the reply debate article “There is no miracle remedy for the Baltic Sea”
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