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- The entire lough has been contaminated by the blooms of poisonous blue-green algae. It is dangerous to anyone or anything that enters the water – pet dogs and wild birds have died, and it can make people ill.
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Lough Neagh provides 40% of Northern Ireland's drinking water. Along with invasive species in the form of water-clearing zebra mussels, and the weather effects of climate change, the perfect...
Aug 25, 2023 · We asked NI Water if all samples from Lough Neagh are now being tested for Trihalomethane given the prevalence of algae.
Sep 23, 2023 · The water lapping against the shore of Lough Neagh is not a healthy blue, but a sickly green. A walk along the canal path at Toome, Co Antrim, reveals just how unwell the lake is.
Oct 4, 2023 · The lough has been blighted by toxic blue-green algae since June. It is the largest freshwater lake in the UK and Ireland. It supplies half of Belfast's drinking water and 40% of Northern...
Oct 4, 2023 · Lough Neagh is the largest freshwater lake in the UK - it supplies half of Belfast's drinking water and 40% of Northern Ireland's overall.
Jul 23, 2024 · Algal blooms returned to the lough’s waters again this month, bringing with them the images of toxic green sludge and dead swans that plagued the vast water body last year. Before the bloom’s ...
Jul 18, 2024 · Lough Neagh: Why has the UK's largest lake become green and toxic? Last year, the lough, the UK's largest freshwater lake, was blighted by large blooms of the potentially toxic blue-green...
