Record #4198
Algae will return to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and spread quickly despite the Interior Department's June 2026 nano-bubbler/hydrogen-peroxide treatment
CorrectRecorded occurrence
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Occurrence 1 of 1 · source record #4198 MeidasTouch · Thursday Afternoon Breaking News Updates with Ben - 6/18/2026
Original quoteEven if you effectively put it through a nano bubbler filtration system and the algae will come back and it will spread and it will spread quickly because that's what happens when you have a shallow reflecting pool in a swamp, especially over the summer.
Quote begins at 44:48
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How the call settles
Photos or reporting show a visible algae bloom again covering a significant portion of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after the June 2026 treatment
Our reasoning
YES on the research record because After the mid-June 2026 hydrogen-peroxide/nanobubble treatment the algae was not eliminated - reporting notes the 12% hydrogen peroxide was poured into the 6.75-million-gallon pool and 'the algae barely budged.' Algae was still turning the pool's water green as of the morning of Friday, July 10, 2026, when the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was drained for the third time in three months over algae blooms and peeli.... Applied stored rule: Photos or reporting show a visible algae bloom again covering a significant portion of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after the June 2026 treatment.
Outcome evidence
After the mid-June 2026 hydrogen-peroxide/nanobubble treatment the algae was not eliminated - reporting notes the 12% hydrogen peroxide was poured into the 6.75-million-gallon pool and 'the algae barely budged.' Algae was still turning the pool's water green as of the morning of Friday, July 10, 2026, when the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was drained for the third time in three months over algae blooms and peeling sealant.
Outcome date: 2026-07-10
Verdict recorded: 2026-07-30
Basis: research