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THERE is an account—of which I have unfortunately lost the reference—of the Nile becoming crimson and putrid, and its fish being killed, during the historic period, seemingly by microscopic algæ. If any learned contributor could tell me where I can find this fact recorded, and could give me any details of similar phenomena, he would do me an especial kindness.
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KINGSLEY, C. Fouling of the Nile. Nature 6, 200 (1872). https://doi.org/10.1038/006200b0
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