Academics pool brainpower to combat algal invasion


Tasik Aman in Taman Aman park in Section 22, Petaling Jaya is a disused tin-mining pool. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

ONCE a place of leisure with a vibrant ecosystem, Petaling Jaya’s Tasik Aman is now a murky green expanse due to microalgae that has inundated the 2ha-wide lake.

Scientists from two separate universities are collaborating to gather data on the lake’s dynamics to find the reason for Tasik Aman’s decline.

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