Duckweed bloom. Close-up of common duckweed (Lemna minor) in a canal. This aquatic plant is a weed that can thrive in water containing pollutants such

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Duckweed bloom. Close-up of common duckweed (Lemna minor) in a canal. This aquatic plant is a weed that can thrive in water containing pollutants such as phosphates. The weed kills other aquatic plant species, as it blocks out sunlight to lower layers of the water ecosystem.

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