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Environment
Abe Maddison

Where's it going?: expert's grim warning on algal bloom

An inquiry is seeking solutions to SA's algal bloom, which has spread to an area covering 4500sq km. (Matt Turner/AAP PHOTOS)

Methods for controlling harmful algal blooms have only been used on a small scale and a devastating Australian outbreak is likely to continue, a top US expert has warned.

Scientist Donald Anderson, who runs the US National Office for Harmful Algal Blooms, visited South Australia in August and gave evidence to a senate inquiry on the state's algal bloom in Canberra on Wednesday.

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