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     • In Lough Neagh, multiple factors led to blooms of blue-green algae at levels not seen for half a century. The algae are in fact bacteria, which can cause skin irritation and sickness in people who come into contact with it, but the biggest risk is to pets, livestock and wildlife. For them it is extremely toxic.
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     Lough Neagh: The year the UK's largest lake turned green - BBC

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   Why is Lough Neagh so toxic?

   • 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. And, for several months, it has been becoming increasingly green and toxic. A blue-green algal bloom over the summer has caused havoc, not just in Lough Neagh but right up to Northern Ireland's north coast.

   Lough Neagh: Why is the UK's largest lake turning toxic green? - BBC

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   Is Lough Neagh a dangerous lake?

   • Geo resource failed to load. Toxic algae bloom that has covered Lough Neagh is killing wildlife and leaving locals concerned over water safety. 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.

   ‘The lough isn’t just dying, it’s been killed’: How Lough Neagh reached

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   Why is Lough Neagh important to Northern Ireland?

   • Lough Neagh provides more than 40% of Northern Ireland’s drinking water and supports Europe’s largest commercial eel fishery. It also drains around 40% of Northern Ireland’s land, roughly 75% of which is agricultural. In July, the lake became heavily contaminated with farmland runoff after more than double the month’s average rainfall.

   Britain and Ireland’s largest lake is dying in plain sight - Nature

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   Does Lough Neagh have algae?

   • Lough Neagh supplies 40% of Northern Ireland's drinking water - but it's being plagued by algae.

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   Why is Lough Neagh a bad place to live?

   • In Lough Neagh, multiple factors led to blooms of blue-green algae at levels not seen for half a century. The algae are in fact bacteria, which can cause skin irritation and sickness in people who come into contact with it, but the biggest risk is to pets, livestock and wildlife. For them it is extremely toxic.

   Lough Neagh: The year the UK's largest lake turned green

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   Is Lough Neagh a healthy lake?

   • 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. At the lock gates, the water is a curdled, clotted mess of green algae, with spots of bright blue dabbed among it, the colours as lurid as from a child’s paintbox.

   ‘The lough isn’t just dying, it’s been killed’: How Lough Neagh reached

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3. news.sky.com › story › lough-neagh-largest-lake-inLough Neagh: Largest lake in UK and Ireland being poisoned by ...

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   Sep 16, 2023 · Lough Neagh, the largest freshwater lake in the UK and Ireland, is being poisoned by a toxic blue-green algae on an apocalyptic scale. It is killing fish, birds and dogs and there are serious concerns about public health because the lough provides 40% of Northern Ireland 's drinking water.

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4. www.bbc.co.uk › news › uk-northern-ireland-67717507Lough Neagh: The year the UK's largest lake turned green - BBC

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   Lough Neagh: The year the UK's largest lake turned green. BBC. Blue-green algae is toxic to animals and can cause illness in humans. In the world of agriculture and...

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6. www.bbc.com › news › uk-northern-ireland-66998508Lough Neagh: Why is the UK's largest lake turning toxic green?

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   Oct 4, 2023 · A blue-green algal bloom over the summer has caused havoc, not just in Lough Neagh but right up to Northern Ireland's north coast. But how did this happen?

7. www.timeout.com › uk › newsHere's why the UK's largest lake has turned toxic - Time Out

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   Oct 4, 2023 · Lough Neagh, the largest freshwater lake in the UK, has been becoming increasingly green and toxic.

8. www.irishtimes.com › environment › 2023/09/23‘The lough isn’t just dying, it’s been killed’: How Lough ...

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   Sep 23, 2023 · 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...

9. www.nature.com › articles › d41586/023/03313-xBritain and Ireland’s largest lake is dying in plain sight

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   Oct 24, 2023 · Last month, hundreds of people attended a ‘wake’ for Lough Neagh, Britain and Ireland’s largest freshwater lake. This marked a devastating cyanobacterial bloom of alarming magnitude, caused ...

10. www.economist.com › britain › 2023/09/21The largest freshwater lake in the British Isles has been ...

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    Sep 21, 2023 · The danger is from a form of blue-green algae, cyanobacteria, which produces toxins powerful enough to kill cows. Swans, dogs and foxes have died. Populations of migratory birds that stop...