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As the Lincoln Reflecting Pool turned green with algae, officials are now using chemicals to fix it.
President Donald Trump’s more than $14 million Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation was completed just over a week ago, with its more than 300,000 square feet refilled with 6.5 million gallons of clean water.
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Trump administration uses hydrogen peroxide and tiny bubbles against algae in Reflecting Pool
The Washington Monument is once again visible in the refilled pool, but Trump's vision of an azure expanse between the D.C. landmarks has been complicated by the harsh realities of chemistry and biology known to any backyard pool owner.
The National Park Service is deploying hydrogen peroxide in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to combat algae growth, according to a Department of the Interior (DOI) spokesperson. This effort follows the Trump administration’s controversial $13.
What hydrogen peroxide really did to Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool revealed in new aerial footage
Workers are now deploying hydrogen peroxide in a bid to bring an algal bloom under control in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting pool. The cause of the pool turning green is an algal bloom, which has happened following the renovations of the historical landmark.
Trump can't be happy that tourists can't see his handpicked "American flag blue" paint.
