A green pool is far from appealing, especially if you want to take a dip. You can fix it by pouring hydrogen peroxide into the pool, but with some caveats.

As the Lincoln Reflecting Pool turned green with algae, officials are now using chemicals to fix it.

Wildlife investigators are conducting urgent necropsies on three ducks found dead near the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, intensifying public scrutiny over a controversial $14 million White House infrastructure project that has struggled with rampant algae blooms and construction failures.

The water in Washington DC's Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has turned green, and National Park Service officials are turning to drastic measures.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Garden pond surrounded by rocks - Scaliger/Getty Images If you have a pond on your property, you may find yourself waging a constant battle with the algae that can form therein.

The National Park Service is using hydrogen peroxide and “nanobubbles” to treat algae that’s been growing in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool since the water feature was refilled last week after a multimillion-dollar renovation.

By Ryan Patrick Jones June 16 (Reuters) - Work crews poured hydrogen peroxide into the newly repainted Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Tuesday to combat an algae bloom, a little over a week after it was repainted as part of President Donald Trump's campaign to revamp some of Washington's major monuments.