But that's less likely, given the salty lagoon. The company is looking at other possible uses for the algae from the lagoon but for now, the algae solids left behind will wind up in a landfill.

"However, a single hot, dry summer, like the one we have recently experienced, can completely shift this important habitat into a salty, green soup, leading to the microbes becoming less diverse ...

A lagoon can bounce back surprisingly fast when appropriately flushed. After the record 2022 Murray–Darling floods, South Australia’s Coorong Lagoon’s microbiome shifted back toward its healthier, ...

Climate change is turning coastal lagoons into 'salty soup'. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 05 / 250514141905.htm ...