scum

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The first is a “caution” advisory, which indicates visitors can swim but should stay away from algae and scum in the water.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2024

Pyongyang has denounced him as "human scum" and accused him of embezzling state funds and other crimes.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2024

For most people, the word “algae” evokes puddles of puke-brown scum.

From Science Magazine • May 21, 2024

The only hint of life is some scum in a few puddles and ponds.

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2024

To the south lay the swamps, covered with an eternal vegetable scum, and the whole vast universe of the great swamp, which, according to what the gypsies said, had no limits.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez