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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 ...
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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...
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?
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...
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 environment in...
Oct 4, 2023 · Environmentalists are worried that the pollution in Lough Neagh is killing the lake, with wildlife also suffering due to the algae blooms. A few weeks ago some held a "wake" to highlight concerns...
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...
